When a judge who was already receiving death threats had her home go up in flames a day after a Stephen Miller tweet targeted judges, there were understandable suspicions of foul play. Law enforcement has since launched an investigation into the fire and their current findings do not suggest foul play. Bloomberg Law has coverage:
South Carolina law enforcement officials say as of Monday there’s no evidence that someone intentionally set the home of a state court judge on fire.
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Mark Keel, chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), said in a Monday statement that agents “have preliminarily found there is no evidence to support a pre-fire explosion.” He said the investigation is ongoing.
That is great to hear — it isn’t like people should want there to be proof of foul play — but it will still be important to keep an eye out for anything that doesn’t look right. The investigation is still under way; findings may change the department’s stance on what happened. As important as it is to be thorough, if the division finds out that the likely culprit was probably a faulty outlet or an unattended cigarette, the sooner the public knows the better.
Even without knowing the ultimate cause, having your house go up in flames is a jarring thing to live through. Wishing the best to Judge Goodstein and her family as they wait for more information on what happened.
No Evidence State Judge’s Home Was Intentionally Set on Fire (1) [Bloomberg Law]
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
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When a judge who was already receiving death threats had her home go up in flames a day after a Stephen Miller tweet targeted judges, there were understandable suspicions of foul play. Law enforcement has since launched an investigation into the fire and their current findings do not suggest foul play. Bloomberg Law has coverage:
South Carolina law enforcement officials say as of Monday there’s no evidence that someone intentionally set the home of a state court judge on fire.
…
Mark Keel, chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), said in a Monday statement that agents “have preliminarily found there is no evidence to support a pre-fire explosion.” He said the investigation is ongoing.
That is great to hear — it isn’t like people should want there to be proof of foul play — but it will still be important to keep an eye out for anything that doesn’t look right. The investigation is still under way; findings may change the department’s stance on what happened. As important as it is to be thorough, if the division finds out that the likely culprit was probably a faulty outlet or an unattended cigarette, the sooner the public knows the better.
Even without knowing the ultimate cause, having your house go up in flames is a jarring thing to live through. Wishing the best to Judge Goodstein and her family as they wait for more information on what happened.
No Evidence State Judge’s Home Was Intentionally Set on Fire (1) [Bloomberg Law]
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
