CULTURAL ENRICHMENT: Report: Man accused of kidnapping, terrorizing, and sexual assault uttered “Allah Akbar,” during assault.

According to court documents Ali forced a woman working at Gordy’s Travel Plaza into the women’s bathroom, locked the door behind him and started assaulting her in the center of the room naked.

When law enforcement arrived they began striking the door with a closed fist and yelling loudly, “open the door now,” according to documents. Officers also began to kick in the door around 20 times and yelling, “Are there any weapons?” At that time officers heard Ali say “She is my wife.”

UPDATE: He’s Somali.

The court provided an Arabic translator to relay a verbatim of the charges; however, it was apparent Ali did comprehend at least some English as he did directly address the judge’s questions several times.

But even after all that effort upon the conclusion of the hearing, the prosecutor learned Ali’s native tongue is Somali.