Justin Christopher Moore was sentenced on Wednesday after being convicted in a plot to burn down the Seattle Police Officers Guild during the BLM Antifa riots in the summer of 2020.
"Moore carried the box of 12 Molotov cocktails in a crowd of over 1,000 people who were participating in the protest march. All of them were in harm's way if one of the devices had exploded." Moore, 35, was convicted on charges of manufacturing and a dozen Molotov cocktails during a march to the Seattle police building on September 7, 2020.
Officers smelled gasoline and moved the agitators back away from the building, whereupon they discovered the box of homemade gasoline bombs "In the parking lot next to the SPOG building. Using video from that day and from other protests, as well as information from the electronic devices of other co-conspirators, Moore was confirmed as the person seen carrying the box of destructive devices," the DOJ states.
"In June 2021, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Moore's residence. They seized clothing that is consistent with the images of what Moore was wearing when he carried the Molotov cocktails. From the basement storage area, they also recovered numerous items that are consistent with manufacturing explosive devices. Law enforcement recovered a notebook in which Moore had made entries related to the manufacturing of destructive devices and the ingredients necessary," the DOJ states.
According to court documents, Moore and another unnamed conspirator used the messaging app Signal to formulate a plan to conduct an arson attack at the SPOG using Molotov cocktails.
In June 2021, Seattle police officers executed search warrants on Moore's residence in Renton, Washington.
During the search of the suspect's vehicle, officers found a smartphone, paperwork in Moore's name, and black plants consistent with the pants that the Molotov cocktail suspect wore on Labor Day 2020.
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