A black, female U.S. Navy veteran is behind bars after she allegedly tried to set fire to Dr. Martin Luther King's birthplace in Atlanta.
Laneisha Henderson, 26, was arrested by tourists, two of whom were just retired NYPD officers, on Thursday after they spotted her at the historic home pouring gasoline on the front porch and surrounding bushes from a can red gas
UPDATE: Police arrested 26-year-old Laneisha Shantrice Henderson Thursday night after trying to set Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthplace on fire: https://t.co/tbryVVbBU5 pic.twitter.com/w2K31wDANA
— Atlanta Journal-Constitution (@ajc) December 8, 2023
“This action saved an important part of American history tonight,” said Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum. Channel 2 action news.
Another Utah tourist, Zach Kempf, recorded Henderson calling the police.
“What are you doing?” he can be heard asking Henderson. When she tried to wave him over, he said, “No, that's gas.”
“It was a little scary there for a minute because we didn't know who it was,” Kempf told Channel 2. “We didn't know if she had any weapons on her or anything.”
“He grabbed a lighter and started walking back up the stairs,” she recalled. “So I stood on the stairs and said you can't do this and blocked her.”
That's when New York's finest stepped in.
“There's no reason for it and it would be gone,” said Kenneth Dodson, one of the NYPD officers. “So, you know, for the blessing that we were there.”
If good Samaritans hadn't been there to stop Henderson, Atlanta Fire Department Battalion Chief Jerry DeBerry said, the iconic civil rights leader's hometown might have been lost.
“It could have been a matter of seconds before the house was engulfed in flames,” DeBerry told Channel 2.
On Saturday, Henderson, who was arrested and charged with criminal attempted arson and criminal attempt to interfere with government property, appeared before a Fulton County judge who denied a possible arsonist bond .
“The judge said during the bail hearing that he did not believe he could grant him bail because of his unstable place of residence and the seriousness of the crime he is accused of,” Channel 2 added. reports.
According to the station, Henderson could face more federal charges since “the historic site is now a museum operated by the National Park Service.”
She is currently being held in the Fulton County Jail.
While no motive has been revealed, in X, many are wondering why the attempt to destroy a site honoring Dr. Martin Luther King hasn't made bigger headlines.
“Because she's, dare I say it… black,” one user suggested.
Because she's, dare I say it…black
— Matthew S Harrison (@MatthewSHarriso) December 8, 2023
It is a sentiment shared by many.
“Laneisha is just trying to meet the growing demand for hate crimes being blamed on imaginary white people,” one user explained.
“The black woman's face of white supremacy strikes again,” said another.
“Another career scam stopped before it started,” said a third.
Laneisha is just trying to cover the growing demand for hate crimes to blame on imaginary white people.
— Colin O'Brien (@RadioCarpenter) December 9, 2023
The black female face of white supremacy strikes again
— Sandbag (@BerryhillRl) December 8, 2023
another career cheat stopped before it started.
— Alun Williams (@alun2708) December 8, 2023
“Of course” the media is not reporting the incident, one user said. “It doesn't fit the narrative.”
Of course not. It doesn't fit the narrative
— SEMI-(REDACTED) (@SemiRedacted) December 8, 2023
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