Man Who Set Supreme Court Police Cars Ablaze Given 10-year Sentence

Man who claimed he had ties to a militia group was seen on security camera footage pouring gasoline onto three unmarked Supreme Court Police vehicles.

U.S. Capitol Police guard a security fence surrounding the Supreme Court, on June 8, 2022. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

A man who claimed he had ties to a militia group received a 10-year prison term on May 14 for pouring gasoline over several Supreme Court Police cars and setting them on fire in 2020.

U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth ordered the defendant, Cody Michael Tarner, 26, of Hagerstown, Maryland, to serve 10 years in prison, pay restitution of $32,371.42, and serve three years of supervised release after completing his prison term, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. The defendant had no prior criminal convictions.