Sharee Jones Charged With Arson, Hate Crime After Fire At Brooklyn Yeshiva
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A Brooklyn woman is facing arson and hate crime charges after she allegedly poured gasoline and started a fire at a yeshiva.
Police on Sunday said they arrested 39-year-old Sharee Jones of Brooklyn.
UPDATE: HCTF Detectives, assisted by Manhattan/Queens Warrants, apprehended this individual.
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Arrested:
Jones, Sharee
39 year old female
Brooklyn, NY
Charges:
Reckless Endangerment/Hate Crime
Attempted Arson
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Video from Thursday allegedly shows Jones with a portable, red gasoline canister drench the perimeter of the Yeshiva of Flatbush on Avenue J in Midwood.
Police said she ran away with the canister after lighting the fire.
A security guard for the yeshiva doused the fire with water and stopped it from spreading.
Editor's note: This story was first published Oct. 17.