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If you're going to speak at a rally at a high profile rally with Rev. Al Sharpton on how the BlackLivesMatter movement is peaceful, it's best not to wear that same outfit when lighting a convenience store on fire.

He was the liberal-media darling of the Ferguson protests; now he’s an alleged arsonist. Joshua Williams is everywhere: protesting in Ferguson, Mo., Washington, D.C., and Cleveland, Ohio. He has perfected the skill of catching the attention of journalists and using them to elevate his claims of police brutality to national attention. Quoted or photographed in countless articles in publications including the New York Times and USA Today, Williams claims police in Ferguson, Mo., targeted him because he is black. The truth, caught on tape by National Review Online, is much different. The charismatic teenager is one of Ferguson’s most recognizable...

One of the most frequently quoted and photographed Ferguson protesters was charged Saturday with setting fire to a Berkeley convenience store earlier this week. St. Louis County police arrested Joshua Williams, 19, of St. Louis, on Friday after several local media outlets and store surveillance captured images of him trying to set a pile of wood on fire outside the QuikTrip on North Hanley Road early Wednesday. Williams confessed to setting fires at the store in a videotaped interview, according to court documents.