Man confesses in New York firebomb attacks
- 12 years ago
This New York City man faces arson and bias charges after confessing Tuesday to a series of Molotov cocktail attacks several days ago.
The suspect is a 40-year-old unemployed tow-truck driver who may have been motivated by personal grudges.
Originally from Guyana, he lives in the Jamaica section of Queens where four of the five attacks took place.
This CCTV footage shows one of the attacks, in which the man hurled a firebomb at a Hindu place of worship.
He also attacked a mosque, a convenience store, and several residences.
A law enforcement official said the suspect attacked the mosque after being refused access to the facility's bathroom, and he mistook one of the private residences for the home of a crack dealer with whom he had a dispute.
His grievances with the convenience store may have started when a clerk confronted a man thought to have been trying to steal a Starbucks Frappuccino.
Starbucks Frappuccino bottles were used in the Molotov cocktail attacks.
Travis Brecher, Reuters
The suspect is a 40-year-old unemployed tow-truck driver who may have been motivated by personal grudges.
Originally from Guyana, he lives in the Jamaica section of Queens where four of the five attacks took place.
This CCTV footage shows one of the attacks, in which the man hurled a firebomb at a Hindu place of worship.
He also attacked a mosque, a convenience store, and several residences.
A law enforcement official said the suspect attacked the mosque after being refused access to the facility's bathroom, and he mistook one of the private residences for the home of a crack dealer with whom he had a dispute.
His grievances with the convenience store may have started when a clerk confronted a man thought to have been trying to steal a Starbucks Frappuccino.
Starbucks Frappuccino bottles were used in the Molotov cocktail attacks.
Travis Brecher, Reuters