The woman has been identified...
From The Daily Mail
A female military veteran who tried to burn down Martin Luther King's childhood home by pouring gasoline over the front porch has been identified.
Laneisha Henderson, 26, has been pictured for the first time since she was prevented from torching the historic building by tourists visiting the landmark.
The decorated navy veteran from Brandon, Florida, has been charged with attempted arson and interfering with government property over the incident following her arrest on Thursday.
She was also seen trying to yank the screen door off the front of the property, which was built in 1895 and was MLK Jr's home until he was 12.
She was prevented from setting the Atlanta home ablaze by bystanders who saw her dousing the property's windows in gasoline.
Shortly after her arrest, the woman's father and sisters arrived at the scene. They said that they had been trying to track her down because they were worried about her and found her through a tracking app on her phone.
Henderson's dad told WSB-TV that she had been missing for two days and was mentally distressed.
The home is located in Atlanta's historic Sweet Auburn section and is undergoing renovations and is closed to the public until 2025.
Atlanta Fire Department Battalion Chief Jerry DeBerry echoed the police chief's words, saying that if the witnesses any longer, the home could have been lost forever.
'It could have been a matter of seconds before the house was engulfed in flames,' DeBerry said.
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