The suspect being sought in connection with the burning of nearly a dozen NYPD vehicles in Brooklyn turned himself in to federal authorities Monday morning, his attorney said.
The marked police vehicles were torched back on June 12. Police said the attack was linked to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests taking place nationwide.
Jakhi McCray, 21, faces federal arson charges. Authorities allege he set 10 NYPD vehicles and a trailer on fire.
“The arson attack against New York City Police Department vehicles in Bushwick, Brooklyn was as cowardly as it was criminal,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. “The defendant in this case may have wanted to send a message – but all he did was mobilize the full force of the NYPD, the ATF, and the FDNY to identify, locate, and arrest him. Now, through the work of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, he will face much-deserved justice.”…