Man arrested in Molotov cocktail attack on Austin Dems' HQ
Source: AP
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) A man seen on surveillance video wearing an American flag bandana when he threw a Molotov cocktail into the headquarters of the Democratic Partys county office in Austin remained in custody Saturday, according to jail records.
Ryan Faircloth, 30, was arrested Friday and faces federal charges of arson and attempted arson, according to court documents. The documents didnt say whether Faircloth had an attorney yet.
No one was in the Travis County Democratic Party headquarters when it was attacked at around 2 a.m. Wednesday and only a small stack of papers caught fire, officials said. The blaze was quickly extinguished by employees of a neighboring business.
Investigators received multiple tips after releasing the surveillance video, according to a complaint filed in federal court by FBI task force officer Ryan Metcalf. One of the tips led to Faircloths social media.
A rock remains on the floor at the Travis County Democratic Party office on East 6th Street in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, after someone threw a rock and an incendiary device into the building. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/fires-austin-texas-arrests-arson-3ed1a441166bb0367d44b41227ebe227
Turbineguy
(37,212 posts)notinkansas
(1,095 posts)for no reason at all!
Xipe Totec
(43,872 posts)hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)Not much latitude for Trump-sympathizing local LEO to whitewash this.
not fooled
(5,791 posts)Unfortunate that we have to consider whether LEO anywhere would be inclined to go easy on a terrorist.
bucolic_frolic
(42,678 posts)Wonder why he got tagged with it. This seems like one of the Faircloth genre.
IronLionZion
(45,261 posts)he air dropped cluster bombs on Finland and claimed it was food aid baskets. So the Finnish called them "molotov bread baskets" and tossed lit rag soaked bottles of gasoline at Russian tanks calling them "molotov cocktails" to go with the food.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov_cocktail
JohnnyRingo
(18,581 posts)Anytime there's a video, someone who doesn't like the guy will see it
In this case, it didn't take long to find that person.
Arson is among the worst of federal crimes because it shows total disregard for what happens after lighting the fire. Innocent people can die.
total disregard for firefighters, too
how does someone go from no criminal record to felony arson - it is crazy
Justice matters.
(6,874 posts)Skittles
(152,967 posts)CULT
ebbie15644
(1,208 posts)SunSeeker
(51,378 posts)Maybe DOJ will step in and bring federal charges.
ebbie15644
(1,208 posts)hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)And if you think the RW is going to allow that to be passed now, no way in hell.
ebbie15644
(1,208 posts)Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)SunSeeker
(51,378 posts)Reminds me of the 1/6 insurrectionists and their incriminating social media posts. These MAGAts are so fucking stupid. So happy he got caught and charged. Arson is a significant charge, but it should be domestic terrorism. Hopefully DOJ will step in and bring federal charges.
Initech
(99,915 posts)dalton99a
(81,073 posts)Champp
(2,114 posts)Vinca
(50,170 posts)Sanity Claws
(21,822 posts)I watched the surveillance tape and I thought the perpetrator was a 50 year old man based on the body build and movement.
Skittles
(152,967 posts)yup
Deminpenn
(15,246 posts)when he decided tossing a molotov cocktail was a good idea.
twin_ghost
(435 posts)A nasty note on the door would have been more effective.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)Austin Fire arson investigator Capt. Jeffrey Deane said Friday that the attack was politically motivated
This person was not happy with the current political climate. He blamed this office and who they represent for a lot of the issues that he saw as problems with the country, Deane said. He was forthcoming and confessed to that.
Authorities said in court documents that Faircloth left a note at the scene that mentioned states and a city with Democratic majorities or Democratic federal lawmakers. It then stated, One thing you cant have is Texas, and Consider this a light warning, according to a photograph in the document.
Botany
(70,291 posts).... and so on and that the democrats and "the libs" are not the real enemy.
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)MissMillie
(38,456 posts)Democrats are definitely the problem.
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)give him a Freedumb Award, and probation....
erronis
(14,955 posts)But first, let's get poor donnie's vomit spew (twitter) reinstated.
Rhiannon12866
(203,040 posts)https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017684368
Rachel Maddow walks viewers through video of someone smashing a window and attempting to ignite a fire in the offices of the Democratic Party of Travid County, Texas. Party chair Katie Naranjo joins with a message for the attacker. Aired on 09/29/2021.
nattyice
(331 posts)flying_wahini
(6,529 posts)I live in Texas, so I already know how thisll end.