A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that a Boise woman accused of crashing a stolen ambulance into a Meridian building will remain in custody pending trial, saying the court cannot be reasonably assured she is not a danger to the community.
Sarah Elizabeth George, 43, is charged with malicious destruction of government property by fire and malicious destruction of property used in interstate commerce in connection with the Feb. 23 crash at the Portico North building in Meridian.
Prosecutors allege George stole an ambulance from St. Luke’s Meridian, drove it into the building — partially leased by the Department of Homeland Security — and poured gasoline inside in an attempt to start a fire. They argued that the alleged act meets the federal definition of domestic terrorism…