manueling ethnic and religious slurs. i was so scared. he was saying something about america. this is a free country. reporter: police say the suspect identified as 35-year-old jeremy christian harassed two girls, one wearing a hijab. two younger girls believed to be muslim. reporter: two people who came to the girls defense were stabbed to death, ricky best and meshy s mother posted he will remain a hero on the other side of the veil. it s horrific. reporter: this video shows the confrontation with the police before the arrest. christian has an extensive criminal past including kidnapping, armed robbery and he has a history of hate speech. on the facebook page, he praises timothy mcveigh calling him a true patriot.