Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Muhammad Kishta, 26, was arrested this morning after allegedly holding his roommate at gunpoint while demanding that he “confess to his god, Muhammad.”
The responding Gainesville Police Department officer reported that he had spoken to Kishta earlier in the day, when Kishta called 911 and said he needed to speak with a law enforcement officer in person. The officer responded to an apartment at Windsor Park (3705 SW 27th St.), where Kishta reportedly said he is being watched and listened to by cameras and computers. The officer reported that Kishta kept talking about philosopher stones and curses, and he asked the officer to arrest him so that he could be under law enforcement protection and be sent off to the military…