Dearborn Mayor Jack O’Reilly Jr., however, says he believes the preachers were pulling a publicity stunt on YouTube in order raise money.

A jury in one of the most densely populated Muslim communities in the United States has acquitted four Christian street preachers of all but one of the charges laid against them earlier this year.

The four were acquitted of breaching the peace Friday. Mayel, however, was found guilty of failing to obey a police officer’s order. But her one-day jail sentence was waived for time served.

The four evangelists – associated with Acts 17 Apologetics Ministries – had been arrested back in June as they were attending the 15th Annual Dearborn Arab International Festival along with over 300,000 from across the country.

Though the preachers said they only spoke with people who wanted to speak with them, one of the volunteers at the festival contacted the police and accused the four of disturbing the peace.

The volunteer, Roger Williams of Florida, said Wednesday in his testimony that the group made him “nervous” and that he “felt intimidated.” Though Williams’ complaint was the only one police received, the four preachers were approached and soon after arrested for disturbing the peace.

Notably, only one – Qureshi – had actually been engaged in “civilized” conversations with those who approached him after recognizing him from the year before or after catching sight of his shirt, which read “Jesus Always Loves You.” Two others – Wood and Rezkalla – were reportedly only videotaping the dialogues. The fourth – 18-year-old Mayel – was also videotaping, but doing so from afar.

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