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Demarcus McCloud, 46, Sentenced to 8 Years for Arson
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – On April 24, 2024, Demarcus McCloud set fire to an IndyGo bus and the bus station at 38th and North Meridian Streets. The inside of the bus and the front half of the exterior were completely engulfed in flames.
Bus cameras captured McCloud boarding Bus #1993 at the Julia Carson Transit Center with a jug of liquid and two butane lighters. He poured the liquid down the center aisle and lit a piece of paper before exiting the bus. The puddle ignited immediately, and McCloud ran from the scene.
IMPD officers later located McCloud in a nearby McDonald’s parking lot holding two butane lighters. A passenger who had been on the bus was treated for smoke inhalation at the hospital.
Demarcus McCloud has a 25-year history of violent crime, including multiple felony convictions for crimes such as battery causing serious injury, firearm possession by a violent felon, burglary, and intimidation.
He was sentenced to 8 years in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1,790,685.23 in restitution. This comes after he pleaded guilty to two counts of malicious damage to property receiving federal funds and one count of malicious damage to federal property.
“This defendant’s reckless actions endangered innocent lives, destroyed public property, and wasted nearly $2 million in taxpayer-funded resources,” said Tom Wheeler, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. “Federal dollars are invested in our communities to serve and protect the public, not to be torched by a violent repeat offender with no regard for human life.”
Key Facts
- State: Indiana
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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