- Hunters Brooke arson
Infobox civilian attack
title= Hunters Brooke Arson
caption=
location= Charles County,Maryland ,United States
target= Hunters Brooke development
date=December 6 ,2004
type=Arson
fatalities=
injuries=
perps= Jeremy Parady, Aaron Speed, Patrick WalshThe Hunters Brooke arson refers to a series of fires that destroyed over two-dozen Hunters Brooke Development homes on theMaryland Route 225 , southeast ofIndian Head, Maryland , in theUnited States , onDecember 6 , 2004. Patrick Walsh, asecurity guard for the Hunters Brooke Development, a community of large houses on Maryland Route 225, and five others entered the housing development, where they set the homes on fire. This is considered to be the worst arson event in Maryland history, and was considered ahate crime geared towardsAfrican-American homeowners, who made up the majority of Hunters Brooke homeowners.Fact|date=March 2008Arsonists and legal punishment
*Patrick Walsh, age 21, of
Fort Washington, Maryland , was sentenced to 235 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release in connection with hisconviction by afederal jury on September 2, 2005, ofconspiracy to commitarson and 35 counts of arson.*Aaron Speed, age 22, of
Waldorf, Maryland , was sentenced to 100 months inprison followed by 3 years of supervised release in connection with hisguilty plea on June 23, 2005, toconspiracy to commitarson .*Jeremy Parady, age 21, of
Accokeek, Maryland , was sentenced to 87 months inprison followed by 3 years of supervised release in connection with hisguilty plea on April 28, 2005, toconspiracy to commitarson .Judge Titus also ordered that each defendant pay restitution of $3,274,538.42. [http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/md/Public-Affairs/press_releases/press05/Three%20Charles%20County%20Subdivision%20Arson%20Defendants%20Sentenced.html] [http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-09-02-md-arson_x.htm] [http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/bal-charlesarson,0,3416476.storygallery?coll=ny-nationalnews-headlines] [http://brianoconnor.typepad.com/animal_crackers/2004/12/three_more_arre.html]
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