- A transgender serial arsonist was charged with armed robbery within two hours of being freed without bail by a New York judge.
- Amanda Burnside, a Southampton man who claims to be a “woman,” was in court after being arrested for lighting fires at three houses.
- After the judge let him walk free, he ignited a new investigation less than two hours later on armed robbery charges, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
- Burnside was released on his own recognizance despite prosecutors’ request that the judge set bail at $500,000 or $1 million bond. He then went into a Dollar Tree store and tried to rob it.
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Trans Serial Arsonist Charged With Armed Robbery 2 Hours After Judge Freed Him
Crime scene tape blocks the Fairfax, Va., office building where police say a man wielding a baseball bat attacked two staffers for U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., on Monday, May 15, 2023. Fairfax City Police in northern Virginia said in a tweet that a suspect is in custody and the victims are being treated for injuries that are not life-threatening. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
