A Queens man has been arrested and charged with intentionally setting fire to a marked New York City Police Department van, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced on Friday.
Sam Resto, 29, was arrested on Thursday and made his first appearance in court on Friday afternoon. A criminal complaint against Resto was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn on Friday charging Resto with arson, which is punishable by imprisonment for up to 20 years.
