Brooklyn Activist Pleads Guilty to Arson of NYPD Vehicles
Jakhi McCray, a Brooklyn activist, has pleaded guilty to setting fire to 11 NYPD vehicles last summer. The arson spree, which occurred on June 12, caused $800,000 in damages. McCray admitted to scaling a fence to access a police parking lot in Brooklyn, where he set fire to 10 vehicles and a trailer. He was identified through a cigar lighter and sunglasses left at the scene. McCray, who has a history of arrests at pro-Palestinian protests, faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison, with a potential sentence of up to 20 years.