Decorated Navy veteran thwarts attempted arson at MLK Jr's birth home
TL;DR
Laneisha Shantrice Henderson, a decorated US Navy veteran, has been charged with attempted arson and interfering with government property after she was caught on surveillance footage pouring a flammable liquid onto the porch and windows of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home in Atlanta. Two tourists intervened and detained her until Atlanta police arrived. The historic property, currently under renovation, suffered no damage.
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