A Tacoma man has pleaded guilty to arson for setting fire to a Seattle Police Department building last year, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.
Jun. 10 A Tacoma man has pleaded guilty to arson for setting fire to a Seattle Police Department building last year, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday. Isaiah Thomas Willoughby, 36, is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 4. Defense attorney Dennis Carroll said in a statement Wednesday: "Isaiah Willoughby was housemates with Manny Ellis when Mr. Ellis was killed by law enforcement officers. .
Tacoma man pleads guilty to setting Seattle s East Precinct on fire during CHOP protest
Isaiah Willoughby, 36, pleaded guilty to setting fire to the outside of the Seattle Police East Precinct in June 2020. He faces up to five years in prison. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 2:33 PM PDT June 9, 2021
SEATTLE A Tacoma man pleaded guilty Wednesday to setting the outside of the Seattle Police East Precinct on fire during the CHOP protest in June of 2020, according to Acting US Attorney Tessa Gorman.
Isaiah Willoughby, 36, faces up to five years in prison, according to a release from Gorman s office.
In the early morning hours of June 12, 2020, Willoughby was wearing a distinctive sweatshirt when he was captured on surveillance video near debris piled next to the wall of the Seattle Police East Precinct, according to documents. Willoughby admitted to pouring gas on the debris. Video shows him lighting something on fire, and tossing it on the deb