The former Army soldier is in custody, but charges have yet to be filed, authorities said.
A man accused of setting a fire outside a federal building in New York City on Monday morning was an Army veteran who carried anti- ICE materials, officials said.
Andrew Arrabaca, 43, was arrested on Monday in connection with the incident, said James Barnacle, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York Field Office, during a press conference Monday afternoon. Barnacle said that Arrabaca had poured gasoline on the ground outside the employee entrance of 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan before setting it ablaze with a lighter and a “large firework in a canister.
” He added that Arrabaca pulled out an airsoft rifle and fired several plastic pellets. David Dee Delgado/REUTERS Barnacle explained that Arrabaca was equipped with “two axes, a hammer, a machete, and three knives,” as well as anti-ICE literature during the attack. Arrabaca had allegedly been pushing a cart containing fireworks and had an"ICE off our streets" sign. New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said that the entire incident was caught on an NYPD camera.
Barnacle said that three people were injured in the incident, including an immigrant who was appearing at a hearing for their immigration status. David Dee Delgado/REUTERS “He did say he was targeting the building, and he was OK if he hurt or killed people going in and out of the building, whether they were federal employees or civilians,” he said of Arrabaca, who served as a U.S. Army soldier from 2001 to 2005.
Reached for comment, the NYPD referred the Daily Beast to the FBI, which referred the Daily Beast to the press conference. The Daily Beast reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment.
David Dee Delgado/REUTERS Authorities said that they believe Arrabaca, a mechanic who worked on Patriot missiles during his time in the Army, camped out in front of the building overnight and returned early in the morning, according to Fox 5 New York.circulating on social media captured the blaze outside the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, which houses federal immigration courts as well as the Joint Terrorism Task Force. From outside my apartment.
Saw what looked like a shotgun and people running for cover behind walls. Scary sights
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