US EditionBrooklyn activist pleads guilty to setting fire to 11 NYPD vehicles
McCray admitted to torching 11 empty NYPD vehicles and faces at least 5 years in prison, prosecutors said.
- On Wednesday, Brooklyn activist Jakhi McCray pleaded guilty to setting fire to 11 NYPD vehicles in a June arson spree that caused $800,000 in damages.
- Prosecutors said McCray scaled a fence at a Brooklyn parking lot to torch 10 NYPD vehicles and a trailer before escaping through a hole in the fence.
- McCray, who has a history of arrests at Palestinian protests, issued a statement decrying "the genocide in Palestine and the kidnapping of migrants." He claimed 12 prior arrests.
- After turning himself in a month later, McCray faces a mandatory minimum of 5 years and up to two decades in prison. Attorney Ron Kuby deferred comment to the Support Committee.
- Attorney Joseph Nocella stated the arson put first responders and residents at risk, straining community resources. The Support Committee described McCray as a dedicated organizer whose work touched countless lives.
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A Brooklyn activist with a record of arrests in pro-Palestinian protests pleaded guilty on Wednesday to setting 11 empty police vehicles on fire last summer. 22-year-old Jakhi McCray admitted having participated in the series of arsons on June 12, which New York City police officers said had caused $800,000 worth of damage to the department’s vehicles. When sentencing, he faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years and a maximum sentence of tw…
Brooklyn Activist Pleads Guilty to Arson of Police Vehicles
Brooklyn Activist Pleads Guilty to Arson of Police Vehicles A Brooklyn activist pleaded guilty to an arson spree that involved setting fire to 11 unoccupied police vehicles last summer. Jakhi McCray, 22, confessed to the act, which incurred USD 800,000 in damages and endangered first responders and citizens, according to US Attorney Joseph Nocella.The incident occurred on June 12, when McCray reportedly scaled a fence to access a Brooklyn police…
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Brooklyn activist pleads guilty to setting fire to 11 NYPD vehicles
A Brooklyn activist has pleaded guilty to setting fire to 10 empty police vehicles. Jakhi McCray admitted in court Wednesday to the arson spree, which police say caused $800,000 in damages.
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