Woman, 30, is arrested for setting fire to Pride flag at NYC restaurant Little Prince: Cops reveal she also scrawled ‘Jesus is King’ on back of two squad cars
- Angelina Cando, 30, was arrested on Tuesday for setting fire to the Pride flag
- She is also charged with criminal mischief for vandalizing two cop cars
- Cando will appear in court later today; she is said to live in downtown Manhattan
A 30-year-old woman has been arrested for setting fire to the Pride flag outside Little Prince, a New York City restaurant, last week.
Angelina Cando was charged with arson as a hate crime and reckless endangerment as a hate crime.
Cando was also charged with criminal mischief for scrawling ‘Jesus is King’ on the back of two NYPD squad cars.
Angelina Cando was charged with arson as a hate crime and reckless endangerment as a hate crime
The fire was seen slowly starting outside of the restaurants as several cars passed by
The woman was seen approaching the flag that read, ‘Make America Gay Again’ in front of The Prince Restaurant
She is due in court in New York City later today.
Cando has been arrested in the past for menacing, though details of those crimes are not clear.
The incident sparked outrage among Little Prince’s trendy downtown clientele.
The French hotspot is in the heart of SoHo and has been the target of homophobic attacks before.
A worker previously revealed that someone once tried to steal the Pride flag, which hangs proudly among an exterior flower wall.
Cando will appear in court later this morning.
The NYPD listed her as having a downtown Manhattan address not far from the restaurant, but no other details of her life have yet become public.
She is currently being held in custody.
DailyMail
