Arrest Made in Arson at Sen. Bernie Sanders' Vermont Office
TL;DR
A 35-year-old man, Shant Soghomonian, has been arrested and federally charged for arson at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Burlington office after security video recordings showed him igniting a fire near the office's outer door. Several staff members were inside at the time, and although no one was injured, their lives were endangered. Soghomonian faces a maximum penalty of five to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.
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