Merlin Lu faces felony and misdemeanor charges after police released images of a suspect fleeing the scene A 21- year old man who admitted to setting fire to a cross in Chicago’s Grant Park last week is now in police custody on hate crime charges, per Chicago police. Merlin Lu was arrested and c...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/18/man-charged-hate-crime-burning-cross-chicago)