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 Posted: Fri 22:39, 19 Jul 2013 Post subject: Authorities release suspect in SUV arson at West C |
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Authorities release suspect in SUV arson at West Covina dealership
from the lockup at the West Covina Police Department, said sheriff's Deputy David Cervantes. Connole was arrested at his home Friday by federal agents and initially booked for investigation of felony arson and vandalism.
West Covina police Cpl. Rudy Lopez said the case against Connole, who still remains a suspect,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], could not be presented to prosecutors within the required 48hour period.
"Once we put all the evidence together, we will file at a later day,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," Lopez said. "We still consider him a player in this incident."
Connole maintained his innocence after his release.
"The FBI was doing everything they could to intimidate me,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," he said, and to make him "confess to something I didn't do."
Fires that broke out Aug. 22 gutted a parts warehouse and destroyed 20 Hummer H2 sport utility vehicles at a West Covina dealership. Another 20 Hummers and several Chevrolet Tahoe SUVs were significantly damaged by fire and spraypainting.
Three other dealerships and at least four privately owned vehicles in the area also were damaged during the vandalism spree.
Words such as "ELF," "Fat, Lazy Americans" and "I (heart) pollution" were painted on the SUVs. "ELF" stands for Earth Liberation Front, a loose association of militant environmentalists. The group, which previously has taken responsibility for other acts of arson and vandalism,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], claimed in an unsigned email that the SUV fires were "ELF actions."
After the arson and vandalism spree,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the FBI released surveillance video from a Ford dealership in Duarte that showed two young men spraypainting SUVS.
Connole, who is a member of a solarpowered cooperative home dedicated to peace and environmentalism,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], said he has seen the video and denied involvement in the vandalism.
"How can anyone think that was me?" he asked, referring to one young man seen in the video. "The guy had Nike shoes on. I would never wear Nike shoes."
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