Suspect in attack at Spokane County Democrats HQ facing federal charge
Peter Yeager, a 45-year-old man from Grand Coulee, is accused of starting a fire that resulted in damage to multiple offices in the Spokane Teamsters Union building. Author: Megan Carroll Updated: 5:08 PM PST January 5, 2021
SPOKANE, Wash. A 45-year-old man accused of starting a fire at the Spokane County Democrats headquarters is now facing a federal charge.
The indictment announced by William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, charges Peter Yeager of Grand Coulee with Damage by Fire to a Building Used in Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
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January 5, 2021 3:32 PM Emily Oliver
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SPOKANE, Wash. The man accused of setting fire to the Spokane Democrats Office in December has been indicted on federal charges, U.S. Attorney William D. Hyslop said Tuesday.
Spokane Police and Bomb Squad members rushed to the Teamsters building in early December for reports of a bomb threat. They later identified Peter Yeager, 45, as the suspect.
Documents show Yeager drove all the way from Grand Coulee with a plan to burn down the Spokane Democrats Office. Police say Yeager entered the building with items resembling a bomb (such as wires sticking out of a backpack), and threatened to blow the place up. They later learned he did not actually have an explosive, though he was carrying gasoline, oil, a camping lighter, and toilet paper, which investigators say he used to spark a fire in the offices.
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