Hunters Brooke arson

Infobox civilian attack
title= Hunters Brooke Arson


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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 the Maryland Route 225, southeast of Indian Head, Maryland, in the United States, on December 6, 2004. Patrick Walsh, a security 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 a hate crime geared towards African-American homeowners, who made up the majority of Hunters Brooke homeowners.Fact|date=March 2008

Arsonists 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 his conviction by a federal jury on September 2, 2005, of conspiracy to commit arson and 35 counts of arson.

*Aaron Speed, age 22, of Waldorf, Maryland, was sentenced to 100 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release in connection with his guilty plea on June 23, 2005, to conspiracy to commit arson.

*Jeremy Parady, age 21, of Accokeek, Maryland, was sentenced to 87 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release in connection with his guilty plea on April 28, 2005, to conspiracy to commit arson.

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]