Attempted Arson at Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birth Home Thwarted

Navy veteran Laneisha Shantrice Henderson arrested after being caught on video pouring gasoline on the historic property.

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.