Two Black Lives Matter protesters arrested for arson after Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was killed is burned down
TWO Black Lives Matter protesters have been arrested for allegedly burning down the Wendy’s restaurant where Rayshard Brooks was killed last month.
Chisom Kingston, 23, and John Wade, 33, have been charged with first-degree arson after the fast-food location in Atlanta, Georgia, was torched on June 13.
White, 29, after Atlanta Fire Rescue tweeted out photos of her, .
Authorities alleged White used a torch made with a lighter and some type of can to set the restaurant on fire.
On June 12, , a Black 27-year-old father to four kids, was fatally shot following an altercation with after he fell asleep in his car in the Wendy’s drive-thru.
“I tried to wake him up but he’s parked dead in the middle of the drive-thru, so I don’t know what’s wrong with him,” the Wendy’s employee said.
, a 27-year-old white police officer, .
The following day, , according to fire officials, who have said several people are suspected of trying to set fires in the restaurant before the blaze finally spread.
He also organized a rally on June 13 outside of the Wendy’s following Brook’s death.
White’s lawyer, Drew Findling, White was his girlfriend on June 12, but hasn’t elaborated, and only said the two were close.
Fulton County Magistrate Court Judge Todd Ashley set White’s bond at $10,000 and said the 29-year-old must wear an ankle monitor to ensure she remains at home.
Findling told the judge that the allegation that she set the building on fire is a “false narrative.”
The lawyer said last month after her arrest that video shows the building was already ablaze when she’s seen approaching it.