Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Tennessee Man Indicted on Arson and Explosive Charges for Setting Fire to Nonprofit Organization
A federal grand jury in Knoxville, Tennessee returned an indictment on May 7, charging Regan Darby Prater, 27, with arson for firebombing the Highlander Center, a nonprofit research and education center in New Market, Tennessee; and with carrying an explosive device during the commission of the arson. Prater appeared in court today before U.S. Magistrate…
Read MoreSchool Fire Leads to Reckless Endangerment and Arson Indictment for Prince Frederick Man
Juan Jared Perez-Lopez, 20, of Prince Frederick, has been indicted by a Calvert County grand jury in connection with a February fire at Calvert High School. Perez-Lopez was indicted on four criminal counts, including arson and reckless endangerment, stemming from the incident that temporarily disrupted operations at the school and endangered over 1,100 individuals. According…
Read MoreWhite Supremacist Is Charged in 2019 Arson at Tennessee Civil Rights Landmark
A Tennessee man with ties to several white supremacist groups has been charged with setting a fire in 2019 that destroyed the offices of a social justice center connected with Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., according to court records. In a federal criminal complaint that was unsealed on April 24, the F.B.I. said…
Read MoreArson suspect arrested after fire at Mesa Tesla dealership, police say
A suspect is facing a charge of arson after a fire was reported at a Tesla dealership in Mesa. Fire crews were called to the dealership around 2 a.m. after multiple people called to report smoke and flames. There, they found that a Tesla Cybertruck was on fire, fire officials said. City police said that…
Read MoreSecurity recommendations for PA Governor’s Residence were not implemented before arson attack
Several dozen kids searched for easter eggs two days after Easter in an event that was delayed by an arsonist’s attack on the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence, but it was not derailed. “To see the smiles on these kids’ faces just brings such joy after obviously a really emotional week or so,” said Governor Josh Shapiro…
Read MoreMan charged after breaking into, setting fire to school buses in Greenville, police say
A man is accused of breaking into and setting fires to school buses in Greenville, South Carolina. Greenville police said on April 19 officers and firefighters were called to Legacy Charter School on East Bramlett Road. After putting the fires out, officers said they found that multiple buses had been broken into and damaged. Four…
Read MoreKnife-wielding suspect in domestic-related stabbing shot dead by police near National Harbor
A suspect in a domestic-related stabbing was fatally shot by police at National Harbor in Maryland on Sunday. At 8:20 a.m. Prince George’s County police officers in Oxon Hill, Maryland, responded to a stabbing call in the 8300 block of Indian Head Highway. It was there that officers discovered a man and a woman with…
Read MoreSuspected arsonist found dead after fatal apartment fire in southern Seoul
A man suspected of starting a fatal fire in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak District, southern Seoul, was found dead on Monday, according to fire authorities. The fire broke out around 8:17 a.m. on Monday at a 21-story apartment complex, killing the suspected arsonist and injuring several others, according to local authorities. Emergency services responded to calls reporting…
Read MoreKansas City teen arrested for alleged arson at Tesla dealership: FBI
A 19-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, resident was arrested for allegedly burning Tesla vehicles last month, the Justice Department announced on Friday. Owen McIntire, who is attending college in Boston, was arrested and made his initial court appearance on Friday to face federal charges related to an arson attack at a Tesla dealership in Kansas City…
Read MoreDeLand man arrested for making Molotov cocktails
A DeLand man arrested last month for the possession of child porn and other child sex offenses was arrested on Monday for having fire bombs in his home, police said. Sebastian Tinsley, 21, was charged with two counts of possession of a firebomb. He was in the Volusia County Branch Jail Thursday on $10,000 bail.…
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