On Tuesday, Dalton Ray Mullis, 24, of Indian Land, admitted in a federal court to defacing multiple buildings within the Foundation of Shalom Park complex in Charlotte this past January.
According to federal plea documents, Mullis traveled to the complex on January 19. The Shalom Park property houses the Charlotte Jewish Day School, the Holocaust Memorial, and various organizations running Jewish religious, educational, and cultural programs. Surveillance cameras captured Mullis using adhesive spray to affix antisemitic flyers directly onto the doors and walls of the school, the Holocaust Memorial, and an employee building.
Federal prosecutors said the flyers featured explicit threats alongside hate symbols.
"Posting Nazi and lynching symbols on the Jewish Community Center creates fear and hate and has no place in our community," said U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson for the Western District of North Carolina. "In this country, everyone is entitled to practicing their faith without fear, intimidation, or harassment."
Court records show that between January and April, Mullis operated social media accounts where he repeatedly posted antisemitic rhetoric and imagery.
The case was investigated by the FBI Charlotte Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, with assistance from the FBI Columbia Field Office, the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, and the Waxhaw Police Department.
Mullis remains in federal custody. A formal sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.