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V. Rev. Alexios Marakis Attacked by Marine Reservist
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V. Rev. Alexis Marakis, 29, is seen on the left together with Metropolitan Methodios of Boston, Catherine Smitherman, who was made a "reader" by Metropolitan Methodios, in similar fashion to the rite bestowed upon male chanters who are named readers by the laying of hands, and Rev. Adam Metropoulos, from the St. George Greek Orthodox Community of Bangor, Maine in an older photo.
Marine reservist Jasen D. Bruce was charged by Tampa police with attacking a Greek Orthodox priest he said he thought was a terrorist. Bruce allegedly hit 29-year-old Rev. Alexios Marakis over the head with a tire iron and chased him for three blocks Monday evening Nov. 9, 2009 before Tampa police officers intervened. Rev. Marakis, who is visiting the U.S. from Crete, had stopped Bruce to ask for directions.