Suspect in Florida mosque fire may plead no contest

An ex-convict who investigators say confessed to setting fire to a Florida mosque tied to the Orlando nightclub shooter may plead no contest to those charges.

(FOX)- Public defender Stanley Glenn told local reporters last week that Joseph Michael Schreiber may plead no contest at a hearing Monday.

He is charged with second-degree arson for allegedly torching the Islamic Center of Fort Pierce last Sept. 11, the 15th anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks.

A no contest plea is treated the same as a guilty plea.

The 32-year-old Schreiber could get 30 years in prison.

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