Overview

• Laneisha Shantrice Henderson, a 26-year-old woman, has been accused of attempting to burn down the historic birth home of Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Henderson was seen on video pouring what authorities have said was gasoline out of a large red fuel container and onto the porch of the historic wooden property.
• Two tourists from Utah stopped Henderson in her tracks before she was apprehended by two off-duty NYPD police officers until members of the Atlanta Police Department arrived and placed her under arrest.
• Henderson, a veteran surface warfare specialist of the U.S. Navy who received multiple awards during her service, has been charged with attempted arson and interfering with government property.
• The home is currently under renovation and closed to visitors until 2025.