A woman was arrested after she allegedly torched a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) station with a flaming shopping cart Thursday night, KABC reported Saturday.
Authorities said the suspect, identified as Mishauna Eaton, allegedly maneuvered the burning shopping cart into a station close to Exposition Park, according to KABC.
A fire initiated by the flaming shopping cart soon engulfed the entire lobby of the station and ultimately caused an extensive amount of interior damage. Nobody was injured amid the blaze, the outlet reported.
The LAPD in a Friday tweet announced Eaton’s arrest and said she was being held on a bond of $250,000 over the alleged arson incident. (RELATED: Woman Allegedly Steals Police SUV After Crash, Leads Deputies On 100 MPH Chase)
We can confirm that due to great work by Detectives and Patrol Officers from Southwest Division, 30 year old Mishauna Eaton (Booking #6581937) has been arrested for 451 (B) PC- Arson Structure, and is being held on $250,000 bail. https://t.co/rWqyixfH5W
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) April 7, 2023
Capt. Rodolfo Lopez of the LAPD said police “were able to identify her at the front of the station, we were able to observe her actions” which he described as allegedly “consistent with lighting something on fire and her fleeing the location,” according to KABC.
Lopez continued, saying he saw the incident at the police station as “more severe because it was inhabited with people. That takes it to the next level,” the outlet reported.