TAMPA, Fla. -- A Marine reservist has been charged with attacking a priest visiting from Greece who he believed was a terrorist.

Tampa police say Jasen D. Bruce hit 29-year-old Alexios Marakis with a tire iron over the head and chased him for three blocks.

The priest was taken to an area hospital where he was treated and released.

The incident took place Monday evening when Marakis, a Greek Orthodox priest visiting from Crete, got lost after performing a blessing of another priest.

Police say Marakis tried asking Bruce for help but instead was attacked. Bruce allegedly called 911 during the ordeal and told an operator an Arabic man was trying to rob him.

Police could not immediately provide the name of Bruce's attorney.

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