Tacoma woman charged for setting Seattle police vehicles on fire during protests

[Baclava]

The Department of Justice announced a 25-year-old Tacoma woman was arrested for allegedly setting those parked patrol cars on fire during the protests on May 30. Margaret Channon has been charged with five federal counts of arson for burning five Seattle police vehicles in the area of 6th and Pine

Channon appeared in videos from both days, and tattoos she has on her hands and arms were clearly visible, according to court documents.

Ultimately, investigators said they uncovered her various social media accounts which helped confirm her identity.

“This defendant was captured by multiple cameras using an accelerant, lit like a blowtorch, to start fires in five vehicles – putting the public at risk and creating the very real possibility of a structure fire amidst the throng of people protesting downtown”

Channon is formally charged with five federal counts of arson, which a conviction of a single count could result in up to 10 years in a federal prison.

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/protests/tacoma-woman-charged-for-allegedly-setting-seattle-police-vehicles-on-fire-during-protests/281-fbe87113-81d2-48cf-a287-ede50bb84782?ref=exit-recirc



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She's toast

[Beakybird]

1. Is she a white supremacist? Anarchist?

[Dan]

2. I am betting, just stupid.

[Beakybird]

3. This required a lot of premeditation.

[Dan]

4. Didn't say she wasn't smart,

Just said I think she’s stupid.

[Hortensis]

10. I'm betting a big yes. This is extremist behavior, and violent

RW extremism is orders of magnitude more common than LW. Last count I read, RW (non-Muslim) domestic terrorism was 94% of all identified cases in this nation, LW 2%.

Those insurgent RW social media sites give those who gather at them ideas and techniques.

[Baclava]

6. You can be sure the feds will be putting the screws to her, looking for her friends

[LizBeth]

8. I read on FB when googling her name, went missing, found in Texas. My guess is Tacoma and Texas

strong leaning to rw extremist. But I didn't find information discussing the tattoos or her social media confirming that. But a possibility.

[rockfordfile]

5. good. Protest is great but not that

Just like there are bad cops.

[Crunchy Frog]

7. Good. nt

[Baclava]

13. Mom and dad must be real proud, ah go lightly, 2 years in the federal pen, pay for damages

[Buckeye_Democrat]

9. My guess: A previously homeless girl who was harassed...

... by the police for being homeless.

Maybe time will tell?

[Blecht]

11. Dumbass will pay

Setting shit on fire can kill innocent people and is never OK.

[TheBlackAdder]

12. Up to 10 years for a $30K cop car, less for killing a man with your knee.