Raleigh, NC man pleads guilty for setting clubhouse on fire using homemade device
May 5th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by BNO NewsRALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA (BNO NEWS) – A Raleigh, North Carolina man pleaded guilty on Monday to possessing a homemade incendiary device which he used to set a clubhouse on fire, prosecutors announced on Wednesday.
Marcus Dale Greene, 36, was indicted on possession of a firearm not registered with the National firearms registration and transfer record.
On the morning of January 21, Greene set fire to the clubhouse of his residential complex using lighter fluid and an incendiary device that he created from two plastic bottles of Mountain dew, long stick matches, and gasoline. The fire was discovered shortly after Greene initiated it and no one was injured.
Surveillance cameras footage showed that approximately one and a half hours before the fire, Greene was in a nearby convenience store purchasing two two-liter plastic bottles of Mountain Few and the rest of the items he needed for the incendiary device.
If convicted, Greene faces a maximum statutory penalty of ten years in federal prison, followed by a maximum term of three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. His sentencing was set for August 2.
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