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On Monday evening, we reported on an explosion in the 800 block of Burlington Street in Arlington, Virginia. Arlington County Police Department said they were at the house to serve an arrest warrant when the suspect inside fired “flares” prior to the blast. The massive explosion was caught on video.
Video of the explosion. Hope everyone was out of the house#Arlington #ballston @ARLnowDOTcom @RealTimeNews10 pic.twitter.com/JSZE7LkoTD— c “” maj (@connormaj) December 5, 2023
We’re now learning more about the owner of the house, who believed his neighbors, his ex-wife, his sister, the FBI, and the Department of Justice were out to get him.
Now, I want to caution you that law enforcement authorities haven’t verified this information, and none of this is proof that Yoo committed any crimes or was responsible for the blast that leveled his home.
Arlington County property records show that James W. Yoo, who was described by a neighbor as being a recluse who had aluminum foil covering the windows, has owned the Burlington Street home since 1992 and is behind on his property taxes—to the tune of $3,700. I’m blurring out the home’s address, even though it’s widely available on social media, because there is much we don’t know about the explosion.
The neighbor said the house was once for sale, but Yoo “chased would-be buyers off with a knife.” (Zillow shows that the house was listed in 2022 but did not sell.)
Yoo’s LinkedIn profile shows the George Mason University graduate’s animosity toward the police and several federal agencies.
That same day, he predicted a “surprise attack” on him on Dec.
