A man is in custody after authorities say he doused a police vehicle outside the Supreme Court in flammable liquid and set it ablaze.
The white sedan was parked outside the high court on Maryland Avenue NE in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. The Supreme Court’s public information officer Kathy Arberg told the Washington Examiner that the suspect sustained some injuries from the fire, but no one else was hurt during the incident.
“An individual poured an accelerant on and set on fire an unmarked Supreme Court police vehicle parked on Maryland Ave. near First Street, NE,” Arberg said. “The car was totally burned, and an adjacent Court vehicle was also damaged.”
“The individual suffered burns in the process,” Arberg continued. “He was taken into custody by Supreme Court Police and was transported by ambulance for treatment of his injuries.”
Photos and videos sourced from the scene showed the vehicle engulfed in flames and later appearing to be completely gutted by the inferno.
Um there’s a car on fire at SCOTUS. pic.twitter.com/bY0lY9KZf4
— Marissa D. Barrera (@mdb2) July 15, 2020
A motive for the alleged arson has not yet been released, and officials are investigating.
