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What a fickle supporter of Black Lives Matter she turns out to be: Samantha Shader is now blaming a trio of African Americans for her decision to toss a Molotov cocktail at an NYPD van full of cops at the height of the recent riots. Shader, 27, was caught on videotape throwing the weapon. But she pretends it was really a black person’s fault.

Samantha Shader, a 27-year-old white woman, was arrested on charges of throwing Molotov cocktails at an NYPD vehicle occupied by four officers at a protest following the death of George Floyd in late May. She faces charges including use of explosives to commit a felony, arson, and use of a destructive device. Shader’s actions were caught on tape and she admitted to throwing the makeshift explosive but claimed three “Black” strangers had approached her on the street and given her the bottle. But this past Friday, July 3, police arrested a white man who admitted to federal authorities he’d given...

An upstate woman and two Brooklyn lawyers were indicted Friday on federal explosives and arson charges for allegedly tossing Molotov cocktails at NYPD vehicles during George Floyd protests in New York City. Samantha Shader, 27, of Catskill, is accused of hurling the makeshift explosive at an NYPD vehicle occupied by four police officers on early Saturday morning, May 30. Prosecutors allege Shader bit one of the officer’s legs when she was being taken into custody. Around the same time, Brooklyn lawyers Urooj Rahman, 31, and Colinford Mattis, 32, were accused of tossing their own Molotov cocktail at an unoccupied police...

The Catskill woman who was arrested for allegedly tossing a Molotov cocktail at a filled police van in Brooklyn Friday night has a lengthy rap sheet that includes collars in 11 separate states, federal authorities said Monday. Samantha Shader’s arrest history includes a bust in January 2019 for interfering with a police officer in Waterford, Connecticut, federal prosecutors said in a detention memo Monday. She was also convicted in February 2017 for possession of a controlled substance in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and sentenced to 90 days in jail, authorities said. In 2013, she was busted in Austin, Texas, for assault...

Woman who threw Molotov cocktail at NYPD car hit with federal charge The woman who allegedly threw a lit Molotov cocktail into an NYPD car full of cops early Saturday has been slapped with a federal charge of damaging a police vehicle — a far cry from the attempted murder charges sought by the NYPD. Samantha Shader, 27, of Catskill, New York, allegedly tossed the makeshift explosive into the marked police vehicle parked at Eastern Parkway and Washington Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn around 1:12 a.m, as a night of destructive protests over the killing of George Floyd winded down,...

A New York woman is facing attempted murder charges after she hurled a Molotov cocktail into an occupied New York Police Department van during the civil unrest Friday night in Brooklyn, the police said Saturday.Samantha Shader, 27, of Catskill, New York, torched the van throwing the Molotov Cocktail through its rear window, police said. The van was stationed at the corner of Eastern Parkway and Washington Avenue in Brooklyn around 10:40 p.m., according to the police.The officers were able to quickly exit the vehicle before it became engulfed in flames, police said.As the police arrested Ms. Shader, she bit one of the...

A woman from upstate New York who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at an occupied police cruiser during protests in Brooklyn on Friday night has been charged with four counts of attempted murder. Samantha Shader, 27, is accused of throwing the cocktail at the NYPD vehicle - which had four officers inside- in Crown Heights shortly after 10.30pm. The lit bottle did not explode, and no officers were injured. According to a statement provided to DailyMail.com, the NYPD officers exited the cruiser and attempted to arrest Shader, who allegedly bit one of them on the leg. Shader's younger sister, Darian,...