{"id":2119999,"date":"2023-12-08T16:04:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T21:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-in-custody-after-allegedly-trying-to-burn-down-birth-home-of-martin-luther-king-jr\/"},"modified":"2023-12-08T16:04:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T21:04:20","slug":"woman-in-custody-after-allegedly-trying-to-burn-down-birth-home-of-martin-luther-king-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-in-custody-after-allegedly-trying-to-burn-down-birth-home-of-martin-luther-king-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman arrested for attempting to set fire to Martin Luther King Jr.&#8217;s childhood home"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwoman-in-custody-after-allegedly-trying-to-burn-down-birth-home-of-martin-luther-king-jr%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2119999&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Off-Duty NYPD Officers and Tourists from Utah Prevent Arson Attack on \u2064Martin Luther King Jr.&#8217;s Birth Home<\/h2>\n<p>Two off-duty New York City Police\u200b Department officers and a pair of tourists from Utah\u2062 are being\u200d hailed as \u2063heroes for their brave actions in assisting police in the arrest of a black woman who\u200c allegedly attempted to burn down the\u200b birth home of Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n<p>The residence, described by Atlanta Police Chief \u2063Darin Schierbaum as the &#8220;jewel of \u2064the \u2063city,&#8221; narrowly escaped\u200c being set ablaze on Thursday \u2064evening around 5:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities were alerted to the scene by the \u200cquick thinking of\u200d the\u200d Utah tourists, who\u200c witnessed the\u2064 woman pouring a liquid\u2063 that smelled like gasoline on \u200dthe plants, porch, and front door of the house.<\/p>\n<p>Without hesitation, the tourists intervened when the \u200cwoman, identified as 26-year-old Laneisha Shantrice Henderson, tried to ignite the liquid.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the two \u200doff-duty NYPD officers were able to detain Henderson until \u200cthe Atlanta Police Department arrived.<\/p>\n<p>According to Atlanta Fire Department Battalion Chief Jerry \u200dDeBerry, if the liquid \u200bhad been ignited, \u200cthe historic house would \u200bhave \u200cbeen engulfed in flames within seconds.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Tonight,\u200d an unfortunate incident occurred at the birth home \u2062of Dr. Martin Luther King \u2063Jr. as an individual attempted to set \u2062fire to\u2062 this historic property. Fortunately, the attempt \u2064was unsuccessful, thanks to the brave intervention of good Samaritans and the quick response of law enforcement,&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The King Center expressed gratitude to the Atlanta Police\u200c Department, Atlanta Fire Department, the National Park Service, and Mayor \u2064Andre \u2063Dickens for their efforts in ensuring the safety\u2064 of the national landmark and its neighboring properties.<\/p>\n<p>Henderson now faces charges of second-degree arson and\u2062 interfering with government property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two NYC police officers and two Utah tourists are praised for aiding in the arrest of a black woman accused of attempting to set fire to Martin Luther King Jr.&#8217;s birth home. 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