NEW: Alleged Wendy's arsonist ordered to stay on house arrest.
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White is accused of setting fire to a Wendy's on June 13 during a protest over the death of Rayshard Brooks, a Black man who was shot dead by an Atlanta police officer in the restaurant's parking lot on June 12. An arrest warrant has been issued by Atlanta Fire Investigators for Natalie White, identified as a suspect in the arson fire that burned down the Wendyâs Restaurant , on June 13, 2020.White's attorney, Drew Findling, on Wednesday told Judge Todd Ashley that he's known White for 20 years. He said her family is financially stressed and unable to make"any bond whatsoever.
Ashley however determined that house arrest was necessary and said he was concerned White was a danger to the community. He mentioned the danger to firefighters and the volatile situation the blaze presented because the Wendy's was next to a gas station.Brooks, 27, was fatally shot twice in the back while running away from two police officers.
When officers tried to put him in handcuffs, Brooks struggled, wrestled with both officers on the ground and then grabbed an officer's stun gun.
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