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West Philadelphia Lowe's Arsonist Indicted For Blaze Set During BLM Protests West Philadelphia Lowe's Arsonist Indicted For Blaze Set During BLM Protests
West Philadelphia Lowe's Arsonist Indicted For Blaze Set During BLM Protests A man accused of torching West Philadelphia Lowe's during last May's widespread Black Lives Matter protests has been indicted on federal arson charges, authorities announced. The indictment alleges that Derrick Weatherbe, 29, of Philadelphia, damaged and destroyed the Lowe’s Home Improvement store on North 50th Street on May 31, 2020, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. The incident occurred following a series of nationwide protests in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Surveillance tapes showed a man with distin…

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by Nicole Acosta