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Peter James Yeager

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:2020s
Inmate Number:#61421-097
State:Washington
Time Imprisoned:
4 Months 5 Days
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Biography

Peter James Yeager, 45, USMC veteran, drove from Grand Coulee WA to Spokane on December 9, 2020 with a preconceived plan to burn down the Spokane County Democrats office in the Teamsters Building, telling people he had a bomb. Possessed staged-bomb props but no actual completed device. Found not guilty by reason of insanity in March 2024 in federal court.

Case

Charges: 18 USC 844(i) Damage by Fire to Building Used in Interstate Commerce - Dec 2020 Spokane Democrats office arson attempt
Arrested: Jan 4, 2021
Incarcerated: Jan 4, 2021
Released: May 9, 2021
Sentence: NGRI committal Verdict as recorded: NGRI - found not guilty by reason of insanity
Convicted: No — acquitted