A lady accused of making an attempt to burn down the historic start dwelling of Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta, Georgia has been ordered to stay in jail with out bond.
FOX 5 in Atlanta reported that Fulton County Justice of the Peace Choose Holly Hughes denied bond for 26-year-old Laneisha Shantrice Henderson due to the character of the crime and based mostly on the premise that her place of residence was unstable.
“She gave an address in a different state. So, I find that there is a likelihood that she may not return to court,” Hughes mentioned. “I’m extremely concerned about the randomness of this event. There does not seem to be any reason or tie to that particular location.”
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Laneisha Shantrice Henderson pouring what seems to be gasoline into vegetation on the dwelling of Martin Luther King Jr.s start dwelling in Atlanta, Georgia (Storyful)
Henderson, a veteran floor warfare specialist of the U.S. Navy who acquired a number of awards throughout her service – together with a nationwide protection service medal and good conduct medal – has been charged with attempted arson and interfering with authorities property.
She was seen on video pouring what authorities have mentioned was gasoline out of a big crimson gas container and onto the porch of the historic wood property at about 5:45 p.m. final Thursday.
The lady was additionally seen on video wearing all black, dousing vegetation and coating the home windows of the Auburn Avenue home, positioned simply blocks from the King Middle, King Nationwide Historic Park and historic Ebenezer Baptist Church.
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Laneisha Shantrice Henderson (Atlanta Police Division)
Two vacationers stopped Henderson in her tracks earlier than she was apprehended by two off-duty NYPD law enforcement officials till members of the Atlanta Police Department arrived and positioned her underneath arrest.
Zachary Eugene Kempf, from Utah, who shot the stunning video and is without doubt one of the two vacationers who stopped Henderson, mentioned he was in Atlanta for work causes when he determined to go to the home. He started recording this footage as he seen the lady pouring gasoline round the home.
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Laneisha Shantrice Henderson being arrested for making an attempt to set hearth to the house of Martin Luther King Jr.’s start dwelling in Atlanta, Georgia (Storyful)
The video additionally confirmed one of many NYPD cops holding Henderson down on the bottom along with her arms behind her again. She was then escorted away by Atlanta police trying glum and never saying something.
The house is at the moment underneath renovation and closed to guests till 2025.
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King’s start dwelling, a framed two-story Queen Anne-style construction, was in-built 1895 and performed an important function in commemorating the early lifetime of the civil rights chief and his siblings.
Timothy H.J. Nerozzi, Michael Dorgan and Landon Mion of Fox Information Digital contributed to this report.
