A 26-year-old woman was arrested Thursday after allegedly pouring gasoline on Martin Luther King Jr.’s home in Atlanta.
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Atlanta police arrested a 26-year-old woman on Thursday after bystanders allegedly stopped her from pouring gasoline on the birth home of Martin Luther King Jr.—months after a New Jersey home where the civil rights icon once stayed was damaged in a fire.Key Facts
26-year-old Laneisha Shantrice Henderson was charged with second-degree arson and interfering with government property, after bystanders, including tourists from Utah and two off-duty New York City Police Department officers, stopped her from pouring gasoline on the historic home, local police and fire officials have said.
The incident was captured on video and shared by local news outlets.
