Man arrested in Las Vegas Tesla arson facing federal charges

A man arrested for allegedly setting Tesla vehicles on fire in Las Vegas earlier this month is now facing federal charges in the alleged Molotov cocktail attack. The U.S. Justice Department said 36-year-old Paul Hyon Kim made an initial appearance Thursday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, where he is facing one count of…

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Indy Sikh temple shooting suspect arrested in Ohio for arson insurance scheme

The suspect in last month’s Sikh temple shooting has been arrested in Ohio, now also charged with arson after police say he tried to burn down his Indianapolis home to collect over $400,000 in insurance money. Gurpreet Singh, a 22-year-old Indianapolis resident, was recently arrested in Ohio after being charged in Marion County court with…

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Man sentenced to eight years in federal prison for bombing statue in San Antonio

A Florida man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for bombing a sculpture in San Antonio, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Christopher Rodriguez, 45, pleaded guilty in Aug. 2024 to several charges, including damaging property occupied by a federal government and explosive materials, a news release says. Rodriguez, a licensed Florida attorney…

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Lithuania says Russian military intelligence behind Ikea arson attack in Vilnius

The suspect, who was underage at the time of the arson in Vilnius, was arrested while planning another attack in Riga, in neighbouring Latvia. Lithuanian authorities have reasonable grounds to believe that Russian military intelligence organised and funded the Ikea store arson attack in Vilnius in 2024, the Baltic country’s prosecutor general said. The main…

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Suspected arson at Bayer executive’s home being investigated by FBI: Sources

The FBI is now involved in the investigation into a suspected arson earlier this month at the New Jersey home of a Bayer pharmaceutical executive, law enforcement sources told ABC News. At approximately 7:30 a.m. on March 4, a fire was reported at an occupied, private residence in Madison, New Jersey, according to the Morris…

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