Overview

• Arcand was arrested Saturday after he threw an unlit Molotov cocktail at the Dickinson County Republican Committee office in Iron Mountain, Michigan.
• Surveillance footage showed the bottle shatter without igniting and Arcand admitted to constructing the devices in his driveway to protest corruption.
• The 19-year-old identifies as genderfluid and ambiamorous and told authorities he intended to send a political message with the attack.
• He was charged Monday with arson and manufacturing and possessing explosives, arraigned remotely and must return for a preliminary hearing in August.
• Local Republican and Democratic leaders condemned the attack, noting it caused minimal damage and no injuries.