NC 'domestic terrorist' sentenced over failed fire attack on police SUV during George Floyd unrest
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A man from North Carolina – who federal prosecutors deemed a "domestic terrorist" – was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison for attempting to set fire to a marked police vehicle during demonstrations last summer that erupted in the state capital of Raleigh in reaction to the viral bystander video showing George Floyd pinned beneath Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin's knee.
On May 31, 2020, at approximately 12:31 a.m. a fire was discovered coming from the "fuel filler area" of a police vehicle owned by the Raleigh Police Department (RPD) that was parked at the Raleigh Police Southeast District Station (RPSDS), according to court documents. The fire was discovered and extinguished by an RPD captain who was driving through the parking lot prior to the fire department's arrival. Investigators seized "a charred sock located within the fuel filler of the damaged vehicle, a bottle with the odor of gasoline was located on the sidewalk, behind the damaged vehicle, and another charred sock located between the vehicle and the sidewalk," prosecutors said. The fire caused approximately $5,000 in damage to the police vehicle.More Related News