Man arrested in connection with firebombing of UC Berkeley police car during campus protests

A man was arrested Monday in connection with the firebombing of a UC Berkeley Police Department vehicle and three other arson attacks at the height of pro-Palestinian protests on the Berkeley campus, authorities announced.

Casey Robert Goonan, 34, was booked into Alameda County jail on suspicion of arson and possession and use of destructive devices, according to a Cal Fire news release. He’s being held in lieu of $1 million bail.

The alleged incidents occurred in June. Cal Fire didn’t include further details, including whether anyone was injured in the attacks. The incidents were investigated by Cal Fire’s Office of the State Fire Marshal Arson and Bomb Unit, the UC Berkeley Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the FBI.

University officials confirmed that no one was injured and no damage was done to campus buildings due to the fires.

Jeff Wozniak, Goonan’s attorney, said that no charges have been filed by the Alameda County district attorney’s office and called the arrest “a political investigation.”

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