Tag: Arson
Ian Nathaniel Grice, Arson and Interstate Travel in Aid of a Racketeering Enterprise, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Ian Nathaniel Grice, a 28-year-old from Dixon, Tennessee, has been indicted for a politically motivated arson attack. The incident, which is still under investigation, allegedly involved Grice traveling from Tennessee to Florida to commit the crime. The exact date of the attack is not specified, but Grice has been charged in…
John Jones, Arson, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read John Jones has been arrested for intentionally setting fire to the historic South Bushwick Reformed Church in Brooklyn, NYC, on June 19, 2026. The church, located at 855 Bushwick Avenue, suffered significant damage in the blaze. Jones was taken into custody in Manhattan and will face federal charges. The motive behind…
Vincent Lang, Arson and Hate Crime, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Vincent Lang, 60, is accused of setting fire to the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center on July 5, 2026, in a hate crime that has shaken the community. The arson attack occurred in the early hours of the morning, and Lang has been detained in federal custody since his July 16 arrest.…
John W. Burns, Arson, New York 2024
⏱ 2 min read John W. Burns, a 42-year-old Buffalo man, pleaded guilty to arson after burning down The Old Pink, a restaurant/bar in Buffalo, NY. The incident occurred on June 17, 2024, when Burns, who had been asked to leave the establishment earlier that evening, returned and deliberately set the building on fire. The…
Andrew Arrabaca, Arson, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read Andrew Arrabaca, a New York man, has been charged with arson after setting a fire at the entrance of 26 Federal Plaza, a federal building in Lower Manhattan. The incident occurred when Arrabaca set flames and smoke outside the building, which houses thousands of federal employees and receives hundreds of visitors…
Marcasey Ventour, Arson, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read Marcasey Ventour, 28, of Albany, New York, torched a restricted storage area at the Samuel S. Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Albany on a date not publicly disclosed, sparking a fire that caused $77,490 in damage. The incident occurred before his sentencing on July 17, 2026. Ventour’s motive for the…
Vincent Lang, Arson, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Vincent Lang, a 60-year-old Philadelphia man, is accused of igniting an improvised incendiary device and throwing it into the entryway of the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center on July 5, 2026. The arson attack on the mosque, located on the 1400 block of Tyson Avenue, caused a fire inside the structure. Lang’s…
Gregory Simonds Jr., Arson with Explosives, Florida 2025
⏱ 2 min read Gregory Simonds Jr., a 43-year-old member of the Pensacola Outlaws Motorcycle Club, has been sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for his role in a violent altercation involving explosives. On February 15, 2025, Simonds detonated an explosive device in the parking lot of Emerald Coast Harley Davidson in Fort Walton…
Jimi Jo Collins, Arson and Murder, South Dakota 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jimi Jo Collins, a 27-year-old woman from Eagle Butte, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for setting fire to a home, killing two people inside. The incident occurred on March 2, 2025, within the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation, after Collins allegedly discovered someone had broken…
Rashaan McMillan, Arson of a Dwelling, New Mexico 2026
⏱ 1 min read Rashaan McMillan, a 31-year-old Navajo man, is accused of burning down a dwelling in New Mexico on May 13, 2026. The fire destroyed the home of John Doe and Jane Doe. McMillan, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, allegedly set the fire intentionally. The motive behind the arson is not…
