Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Man who set police cars on fire at the Supreme Court sentenced to 10 years in prison
A 26-year-old Maryland man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday for pouring gasoline over several U.S. Supreme Court Police cars on Capitol Hill and lighting one on fire. On Jan. 9, Cody Michael Tarner pleaded guilty to a charge of arson. In addition to his prison sentence, Tarner was ordered to serve…
Read MoreProtesters demand justice following lethal arson attack on lesbians
Protesters took to the streets in Buenos Aires on Monday evening to demand justice for a deadly attack last week on four lesbians that killed three and left one fighting for her life. Carrying placards and banners, around a hundred people gathered at Plaza Colombia to march to the boarding house where the lethal arson…
Read MoreMolotov cocktail used in O.C. Planned Parenthood attack lands Florida man in prison
A Florida man was sentenced to 3½ years in federal prison Monday for assisting two others in crafting a Molotov cocktail that was thrown at a Costa Mesa Planned Parenthood clinic in 2022, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. Xavier Batten, 21, of Brooksville, Fla., pleaded guilty on Jan. 19 to one felony count of…
Read More15 Portland police cars badly burned Thursday morning; arson suspected
Fifteen or more parked police cars were badly damaged in a fire at a training facility early Thursday morning, the Portland Police Bureau said. The bureau said an arsonist set the fire, but it did not announce any arrests. Portland Fire & Rescue arrived at the scene in the 14900 block of Northeast Airport Way…
Read MorePolice Arrest Polish Teenager Suspected Of Throwing Firebombs At Synagogue
Polish police have arrested a 16-year-old male on suspicion of attacking a synagogue with Molotov cocktails and said they plan to ask prosecutors on Thursday to open an investigation. The Nożyk Synagogue was attacked around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, sustaining some damage to its facade. Nobody was in the prayer hall at that time and…
Read MoreBackpack near crime scene led police to triple homicide, arson suspect in Aberdeen
A 35-year-old man has been charged in a triple homicide and arson investigation in Aberdeen after a backpack connected him to the crime scene. Michael Swann faces multiple counts of first and second-degree murder, arson, reckless endangerment, and other related charges. Three adults — 54-year-old john Claytor, 45-year-old Melissa Williams and 48-year-old Talaya Wiley —…
Read MoreU.K. man charged with “Russia-backed arson” attack on Ukraine-linked site in London
A 20-year-old British man has been charged with masterminding an arson plot against a Ukrainian-linked target in London for the benefit of the Russian state, prosecutors said on Friday. “Included in the alleged activity was involvement in the planning of an arson attack on a Ukrainian-linked commercial property in March 2024,” the Crown Prosecution Service…
Read MoreThree suspects arrested in Tahlequah for arson spree damaging properties and hydrants
Three suspects were arrested for reportedly setting more than 20 fires and vandalizing fire hydrants. According to the Tahlequah Fire Department, the suspects caused property damage and significant water loss to communities in at least three counties. Tahlequah Fire Chief Casey Baker said Jacob Mills, 24, of Cherokee County, Sebastian Ritter, 21, of Adair County,…
Read MoreMan who set himself on fire outside Trump trial and spouted conspiracy theories dies
The man who set himself on fire Friday outside the New York City courthouse where former President Trump is on trial died of his extensive injuries, authorities said. Maxwell Azzarello, 37, a St. Augustine, Fla., resident who arrived in New York this week, was rushed to the burn unit at New York Presbyterian-Cornell Hospital after…
Read MoreMan accused of arson at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office facing federal charges
The man charged with setting fire to the door of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Burlington office is now facing a federal charge. Shant Soghomonian, 35, is being charged with the “malicious damage of a commercial building used in interstate commerce.” On April 5, Soghomonian was recorded on video entering the Church Street building and using lighter…
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