Police in Chicago say a person is in custody in an investigation of a large cross set on fire in a well-known park.

Police in Chicago say a person is in custody in an investigation of a large cross set on fire in a well-known park.

The student insisted he was not making a racist statement after the cross burning was condemned as a hate crime

A person of interest is in custody in connection with last week's incident where a large wooden cross was lit on fire in a Chicago park, police said Tuesday.

The student insisted he was not making a racist statement after the cross burning was condemned as a hate crime

The 21-year-old man was arrested on two felony hate crime counts and other counts in connection with the cross, which was set on fire in Grant Park on June 9, police said.

The flames from the cross burning in the middle of Grant Park were visible to anyone driving or walking down Columbus Drive.

Police in Chicago say a 21-year-old man has been charged with a hate crime, arson and other offenses for a cross that was set on fire in a park.

Police in Chicago say a 21-year-old man has been charged with a hate crime, arson and other offenses for a cross that was set on fire in a park

Martin Lu, 21, has been charged with four felonies and four misdemeanors, including a hate crime and burning a cross to intimidate.

The suspect disclosed his motive for setting the cross on fire in an interview with a TV station