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Chisom Kingston

Released
Gender:Female
Race:Black
Era:2020s
State:Georgia
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Chisom Kingston

Biography

Chisom Kingston was arrested on July 2, 2020.

Atlanta defendant prosecuted for the June 13, 2020 arson of the Wendy's restaurant at 125 University Avenue — the site where APD officer Garrett Rolfe had killed 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks the previous evening. The Wendy's fire became a defining image of the George Floyd uprising in Atlanta. Both defendants were charged with felony arson; both pled to lesser charges and received probationary sentences. Kingston was a co-defendant in the same proceeding.

Case

Charges: Arson in the first degree.
Arrested: Jul 2, 2020
Sentenced: Aug 1, 2023
Incarcerated: Jul 2, 2020
Sentence: 5 years probation + $500 fine.
Convicted: Yes