Investigators said he placed some sort of device between a chair and a wall and then it set on fire. According to the report, it was a rectangular container filled with liquid that smelled like oil or paint thinner.
“It appears that they had some idea of what to do,” St. Augustine Police public information officer Dee Brown said.“The museum was full of people taking a tour so it could have been a big tragedy,” Brown said.“If he did it here I’m just afraid that he’ll try it somewhere else,” Stavely said.
Action News Jax’s law and safety expert Dale Carson said the suspect may be facing enhanced charges since the building was filled with people when he set the fire. “More than that, it may be attempted murder as well,” Carson said. “Arson is a first-degree felony punishable by up to life in prison under those circumstances because it was occupied at the time.”“One has to ask whether or not this was done as a diversion in order to steal the gold or whether this was a disgruntled individual who was not happy with the museum in some way,” Carson said.“They have not let anyone go within two or three years.
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