A 22-year-old woman has been federally indicted for attempting to burn down the Comal County Republican Party Headquarters.
According to federal prosecutors, Grace Carol Brown broke a window at the building on Landa Street on January 14, threw a backpack containing ethanol, gasoline, a lighter, and matches inside, attempted to climb through the broken window, and when that failed, lit a rolled-up magazine on fire and tossed it into the structure.
A small fire caused minor damage, but no one was injured.
Employees discovered the damage when they arrived for work.
Investigators also found a note at the scene in which Brown allegedly expressed extreme hostility toward the Republican Party, ICE, and federal officials.
Court documents and multiple reports describe the note as saying, “Report this: I burned down the Nazi Party of NB’s office. F-CK DJT F-CK ICE, Liberty or die.”
Additional writings found in the backpack called Republican officials “Enemies of the U.S. Constitution.”
The DOJ explained in a press release:
An investigation determined that Brown displayed antipathy through writings and actions, toward the goals and activities of the Comal County Republican Party Headquarters, law enforcement elements of the United States government to include ICE, and certain Executive Branch officials whom she allegedly referred to as “Enemies of the U.S. Constitution.”
Brown was arrested on January 22 by New Braunfels Police and the FBI.
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