Leon Alphans Traille Jr., Ballston Mall Molotov cocktail suspect, charged with arson -WJLA headline, DC
Posted on 10/19/2012 9:24:26 AM PDT by WashingtonSource
Police and federal agents are searching for a man who threw a Molotov cocktail-like incendiary device inside the Ballston Common Mall. [Now found and arrested.]
The man threw what was described as a “flaming bottle” from an upper level of the mall down to the food court. The device, said to be 40 ounce beer bottle, possibly containing gasoline or a similar substance, shattered on impact but did not explode, according to Arlington County Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck. No one was injured.
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The standard operating procedure is for authorities and the media to immediately deny it is terrorism. So, this claim does not surprise me. I await actual facts, not false reassurances from authorities who are merely and obviously speculating.
Did you watch the video of his arrest? There is nothing about him that suggests he was a scientist — or even had a high school education.
Yes, that’s part of the FBI instruction book. The first thing you say when this kind of thing happens, is that “It was not terrorism.”
“We don’t know anything at all yet, but one thing is for sure. It was not terrorism.”
Leon Alphans Traille Jr., Ballston Mall Molotov cocktail suspect, charged with arson -WJLA headline, DC
AMEN !!!!!
I had a late lunch at the Front Page across the street and there were agents everywhere. The urgency had passed, so everyone was kind of laid back. But you are correct: a certain building with no identifying name or constituency sits benignly only a few blocks away.
Try this name ....Leon Traille
They arrested the Rabbi for doing this. Dem Joos..... again.
Lighten up, Francis, I was just joking
I used to work in the area and was a regular at the Ballston Mall Chick Fil A (they used to have people outside the mall handing out coupons and would let you take as many as you wanted).
I used to lime to identify (not hard at all) and sit next to the NSFers because their lunchtime discussions were always fascinating to evesdrop on.
These devices aren't even supposed to explode. They used to work against armor by penetrating through gaps and burning there. Gasoline can be used, but there are more advanced mixtures; the Soviet design included the ignition source inside the bottle (H2SO4 + KClO3 + sugar,) this made the bottle into a self-contained, primed weapon. Modern tanks are minimally vulnerable to burning liquids; but of course any flammable materials or people will burn.
The mall where this happened is home to 1 of 4 theaters in the country where “Hating Breitbart” is opening today. Coincidence?? Maybe. The theaters are on the top floor of the mall, the Food Court is the bottom.
The mall has a metro stop, connects to a an 8 level parking garage, there are offices and the Washington Capitals practice rink on top of the parking garage. The clientele of the mall are sometimes sketchy, but it’s not a dying mall yet.
In Arlington, the Feds would look at anything like this very seriously. Throwing a 40oz bottle down the atrium into the Food Court is basically “depraved indifference”. Add the gas and lit fuse and it is premeditated murder, in VA it could be capital murder if two or more people are killed. Since it’s bleeding-heart Arlington, probably not on state charges by the local DA.
I don’t know why it didn’t light, maybe it took a lucky bounce and the neck of the bottle was out of the splash zone. Olde English 800, the “weapon of choice” — cheapest buzz in the convenience store.
I love the Chick-Fil-A there. My favorite for lunch if I am visiting the Mall.
Hating Breitbart? Perhaps you’re right. If that’s true, it means the incident could have been perpetrated by a Leftist terrorist and not a Muslim terrorist, although it’s hard sometimes to separate the two since they share so many goals.
Yup. Just to date myself (I’ve worked in the area on two different stints in the last 20 years) when I worked there most recently I missed the old Slades that was on the first floor. I think there’s only the one in Tysons now (although the name’s been changed).
He doesn’t look like a very stable person. Also, he looks to be under 30 years old. The full beard is consistent with being a Muslim.
If he has been to prison, there is a 90% chance he is...
Was Slades a restaurant? If so, what is the name of the former Slades at Tyson’s Corner? Was that on the first floor on Wilson Blvd side sort of in the middle where they have a different restaurant now?
I believe Ballston Mall opened in 1986 or 1987. The old Hecht’s department stores was the anchor — now Macy’s.
Was Slades a restaurant? If so, what is the name of the former Slades at Tyson’s Corner? Was that on the first floor on Wilson Blvd side sort of in the middle where they have a different restaurant now?
I believe Ballston Mall opened in 1986 or 1987. The old Hecht’s department stores was the anchor — now Macy’s.
Yes, the Mexican restuarant at Ballston is called Chevy’s. Thanks for all the details!
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