Shant Soghomonian (also known as Michael Soghomonian), 35, previously of Northridge,
California was arrested on April 7 for allegedly starting a fire outside Bernie Sanders’ office, federal authorities say.
Burlington firefighters Friday morning, April 5 extinguished a fire at the office Sanders located in the historic Masonic Temple at corner of Church and Pearl Streets.
A release from Chief Mike LaChance says the Burlington Fire Department was dispatched to a reported fire on the 3rd floor of 1 Church Street, the Masonic Temple. Crews arrived to find the sprinkler system and fire alarms activated and a fire in the vestibule between the elevator and the entrance door to Senator Bernard Sanders’ office.
The fire was extinguished, and the Senator’s office and surrounding offices were searched and cleared of occupants. No injuries were reported. The door to the Senator’s office sustained moderate fire damage, and the third floor and floors below sustained significant water damage. Fire crews deployed salvage covers on the floors below to protect items from water.
Authorities say Soghomonian was recorded on a security video spraying a liquid near the outer door of the office and then lighting the area with a handheld lighter. A blaze quickly began while Soghomonian departed via a staircase. The resulting fire damaged the outside of the office door and surrounding areas, and the building sprinklers discharged on multiple floors.
Sanders office is located in the massive, historic Masonic Temple, built in 1897.
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sanders office is at the historic masonic temple third floor one church street//// what other groups of people occupy this building/// this building could be a good research project looking at the history of the building///
Very well might be provocateur tactics.
If it was arson, maybe it’s the exact same people who have set fire to dozens of pregnancy centers – but since the FBI cannot locate them under any circumstances, let’s just forget about pursuing it.
Arson directed against a person or institution of the left…Trump’s fault, motivated by white supremacy.
Arson directed against a person or institution of the right…a legitimate civil rights protest on behalf of marginalized peoples.
Of course this has all been confused and complicated by the current advocacy for Hamas and those who refer to themselves as Palestinians. Go back 30 years and anti Jewish hated would have been referred to as neo-nazi…now it’s called anticolonialist justice.
Even though Orange Jesus said he was kidding, looks like someone took bloodbath to heart. More right-wing terrorism. It’s okay though because something, something Bernie has three houses, he’s a Marxist!
Why, when it comes to his three houses…that doesn’t mean he’s a Marxist silly. It only means he’s a bold-faced hypocrite.
As for the word “bloodbath”, was it meant like when Joey Biden said directly to Bernie Sanders in 2016: “We can’t let this primary become a negative BLOODBATH.”
Chris….no offense, but you’re not really good at this……it’s typically a bloodbath for ya.
It will be a leftist, over Palestine, and it will be buried.
Trump never said those things. That is another lie which you spread.
Trump never said such things. That is another lie which you spread.
Bernie Sanders has an office in the historic Masonic Temple? I wonder if he’s 3rd degree or just honorary member of the exclusive, secret society? Being he is a big fan Voodoo Donuts and such….
Never realized that was a form Masonic Temple…….that alone, with how big and grand the structure is, perhaps sheds more light on the Vermont “condition” than many other points. Very Interesting…..secret societies were obviously very big in Vermont.
That’s a really big, well made, ornate expensive building….way more than the churches……interesting.
This is wrong to do, even if a few years ago burning establishments was called a “mostly peaceful protest” by the mainstream media. It’s wrong.
bernie sanders and the chase bank at the same building/// smells like new york city rockefeller center/// a lot of history and connections/// there is no secret society/// they all have been exposed///
ops i forgot/// check and see it the capstone is on the top of the pyramid roof of this building///
check on the internet for left eye black eye bernie/// many high level people belong to this club/// nope, just fake news///