Add ‘Arson’ To Obama Enodrsed #Occupy Activism – $10 Million In Damages Sad Hill reporting
The Obama legacy -
It’s probably just my skewed perception of integrity and random acts of kindness, charity and love, but this isn’t exactly helping the ACORN-, SEIU-, Democrat-, Liberal-, Trustafarian-backed #Occupy cause. Is it? And if reckless spending is an issue – and it is – why so much hatred for the original Tea Party?
Genius. Sheer Genius. In a conforming, tribal sorta way…
Occupy Fort Collins Activist Suspected Of Old Town Fire
(Coloradoan) Law enforcement and fire officials have arrested a 29-year-old man associated with Occupy Fort Collins on suspicion of setting the Oct. 24 fire that destroyed an Old Town condominium complex and severely damaged another.
Benjamin David Gilmore, 29 of Fort Collins is suspected of first-degree arson, second-degree burglary and criminal mischief in connection with the fire that burned the building at 311 Mason Street and damaged the next-door Penny Flats residential and mixed-use retail building.
“He didn’t do it,” his wife, Rebekah Gilmore, said this morning when called by the Coloradoan. She said he has no connection with the buildings and has “no idea” why he is suspected of the crime. He’s never been accused of arson, she said.
Gilmore was an early supporter of Occupy Fort Collins, which has set up camp a block away from where the fire burned. In an online video, Gilmore said he was frustrated by the income disparity between executives and workers, and told people they should turn in their paper money for gold and other metals.
“We are taking over Fort Collins Incorporated and establishing Fort Collins Unincorporated,” he said in the video.
The Gilmores own Copoco’s Honey and Bee Products in Fort Collins.
According to a news release, investigators established probable cause and Gilmore was detained on a court order Thursday. He was later arrested and is under investigation for first-degree Arson (F3), second-degree burglary (F4), and criminal mischief (F3) and was transported to the Larimer County jail around midnight.
As a result of the joint investigation, the cause of the fire has been classified as incendiary; a fire which was intentionally set.
The damage to the building is estimated at approximately $ 10 million.
Pamela Geller
Atlas Shrugs
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