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GLEN BURNIE, Md. (AP) - Police have arrested a woman suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail into a place of worship for Jehovah’s Witnesses in Maryland, according to court records.

Heather Meisel, 43, was charged Friday after she told investigators that she damaged the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Glen Burnie to “send a message,” the Capital Gazette reported, citing charging records.

Meisel, a Baltimore County resident, was arrested on charges including attempted murder and defacement of religious property.

Anne Arundel County fire investigators found a door with broken glass and a Molotov cocktail made from an apple cider vinegar bottle inside the building on Thursday morning. A partially burned piece of cotton was found near the broken glass.

Police estimated the incident caused more than $1,000 in damage to the building’s front door and more than $1,000 in damage to property inside the building.

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/15/woman-accused-of-damaging-jehovahs-witnesses-worsh/

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A security video showed Meisel sitting in a car parked outside the building for nearly an hour before she approached it, according to court documents. Two people walked past her car into the building while she was parked, which meant the Kingdom Hall was occupied when she threw the Molotov cocktail inside, according to charging documents.

Meisel resisted arrest and told officers she was “royalty,” the documents said.

Meisel has a bail review hearing scheduled for Tuesday in Glen Burnie District Court.

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/02/15/us/ap-us-molotov-cocktail-religious-property.html

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GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — A Halethorpe woman was arrested after allegedly throwing a molotov cocktail into a Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall in Glen Burnie, law enforcement in Anne Arundel County say.

Police and fire agencies responded to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Glen Burnie for a report of attempted arson at around 10 a.m. on February 13.

Investigators saw an exterior door had been broken out and inside the door were remnants of what officials described to be a molotov cocktail.

Two people were inside the church during the incident, officials said.

Heather Alena Meisel was arrested and charged in Anne Arundel County.

The 43-year-old woman is charged with first and second-degree attempted murder, attempted arson, malicious burning, manufacturing/possessing a destructive device, defacing a religious property and destruction of property.

Investigators believe Meisel acted alone and there is no threat at this time. She’s set to appear in court on Tuesday.

An official at the facility had no comment.

Police are still investigating the incident.

https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/02/17/woman-accused-throwing-molotov-cocktail-into-jehovahs-witness-kingdom-hall-glen-burnie/

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GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — A bail hearing was delayed for an Anne Arundel County woman who allegedly threw a molotov cocktail into the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Glen Burnie.

Heather Meisel, 43, was charged with first and second-degree attempted murder, attempted arson, malicious burning, manufacturing/possessing a destructive device, defacing a religious property and destruction of property.

Officials responded to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Glen Burnie for a report of attempted arson at around 10 a.m. on February 13.

https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/02/18/bail-hearing-delayed-heather-meisel-jehovahs-witnesses-kingdom-hall/

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