An Atlanta judge denied bail for a Florida woman who attempted to burn down the childhood home of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Judge Holly Hughes denied bond for Laneisha Henderson because she has no place of residence in Georgia and could be a flight risk.
Henderson, 26, was arrested on Dec, 7 and charged with second-degree arson and interference with government property.
She could also face federal charges, since the 128-year-old home is owned by the National Park Service.
A Utah man spotted Henderson pouring gasoline on the front porch, windows and bushes of the house where Dr. King was born at 501 Auburn Avenue in downtown Atlanta.
She was detained at the historic site by two retired NYPD officers who are also brothers.
The day before the arson attempt, Henderson posted a Facebook photo of herself at Florida A&M University.
Henderson also posted a Facebook photo of card with an image depicting former President Trump the day before the arson attempt.
The Trump card sparked conspiracy theories that Henderson was attempting to create a false flag hoax that would cast blame on Trump supporters.
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, said Henderson was “obviously troubled.”
In his Sunday sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, he said, “We’re not so much mad at her as much as we’re praying for her, for she is obviously troubled.”
“We know somebody who can reach her and can lift her,” Warnock continued. “We know somebody who loves her. Anybody here know a God who looks beyond your faults and sees your needs?”
Warnock is senior pastor at Ebenezer Church where Rev. King delivered his first sermon in 1947.
