Man Charged With Burning Seattle Police Cars During Seattle Riot

Man Charged With Burning Seattle Police Cars During Seattle Riot
Image shows Kelly Thomas Jackson, 20, throwing a Molotov cocktail at a vehicle during a violent protest in downtown Seattle, Washington, on May 30. US District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle
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The Department of Justice on Sept. 9 charged an Edmonds, Washington, man with setting police vehicles on fire during a violent protest in downtown Seattle on May 30.

Kelly Thomas Jackson, 20, was arrested Wednesday morning and charged (pdf) in U.S. District Court with two counts of arson and two counts of unlawful possession of a destructive device, the justice department said.
Isabel van Brugen
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