Monday, October 29, 2018

Evon Stephens Brooklyn mall arson destroys 132 Mercedes Benz cars


September 17, 2018 Evon Stephens Brooklyn mall arson destroys 132 Mercedes Benz cars Authorities bought the story that homeless man Evon Stephens 23 confessed that he started a Brooklyn mall fire because he believed people were having sex in parked Mercedes Benzes. The fire was in a parking garage at the Kings Plaza shopping mall, and 132 cars mostly belonging to a nearby Mercedes Benz dealer worth up to 7 to 9  million dollars were destroyed.(1) The mall was closed for two days, and the fire left 21 people injured, including 18 firefighters. ,(3)

No evidence pointed to terrorism or sabotage as another possible motive.

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Man Arrested for Torching 132 Mercedes-Benz Cars in Brooklyn ...
www.thedrive.com/.../man-arrested-for-torching-132-mercedes-benz-in-brooklyn-par...

Sep 19, 2018 - A man was arrested in correlation to a fire responsible for damaging 132 Mercedes-Benzvehicles that were being stored in a parking garage ...




Cops eyeing mystery man seen leaving site of Kings Plaza fire
https://nypost.com/2018/.../mystery-man-seen-leaving-site-of-brooklyn-mall-blaze-co...

Sep 17, 2018 - Police have deemed Monday's massive car inferno at Brooklyn's ... A security camera at the garage captured a man leaving shortly before the fire started, ... A swath of vehicles including high-end Mercedes-Benz dealership ...

Suspect in massive Kings Plaza blaze in police custody - New York Post
https://nypost.com/2018/09/.../suspect-in-massive-kings-plaza-blaze-in-police-custody...

Sep 17, 2018 - A man torched the parking garage of Brooklyn's Kings Plaza Shopping Center on Monday — incinerating scores of new Mercedes-Benzes stored there ... the fire,” FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said at a press conference.


Over 100 cars torched at Brooklyn shopping plaza, injuring 28 — cops ...

www.nydailynews.com/.../brooklyn/ny-cars-fire-shopping-plaza-garage-20180917-st...




Sep 17, 2018 - Multiple cars catch fire at Kings Plaza in Brooklyn. More than 100 ... The cars were being stored there by a local Mercedes Benz dealership.



Burning love? Brooklyn firebug blames car trysts for arson fire, 135 ...

www.nydailynews.com/.../brooklyn/ny-metro-mall-firebug-arraignment-20180918-st...




Sep 18, 2018 - The firebug busted for torching 135 cars in a Brooklyn parking garage ... the Mercedes-Benz storage section of the garage on the second level.

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