Attempted Arson at MLK's Birth Home Thwarted by Vigilant Retired NYPD Brothers

A 26-year-old U.S. Navy veteran, Laneisha Shantrice Henderson, was arrested after attempting to burn down the birth home of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. Tourists and bystanders intervened, preventing the historic home from being engulfed in flames. Henderson was charged with second-degree criminal attempt to commit arson and interference with government property. She was denied bond due to an unstable place of residence and the random nature of the event.