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Federal prosecutors charged Inique Hinton with attempted arson after a Molotov cocktail hit the fence at Atlanta's ICE building.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia said Inique Hinton, 31, of Douglasville, was arrested Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at a Cobb County home on a complaint charging attempted arson of a federal building and depredation of government property. Prosecutors allege he threw the device at 180 Ted Turner Drive on the night of Tuesday, Oct. 20.
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U.S. Attorney Theodore Hertzberg called it terrorism at the podium. The complaint itself charges attempted arson and property damage. FOX 5 Atlanta reported authorities have not established a motive. A complaint is the government's accusation, and the government will have to prove it.
Inique Hinton, 31, of Douglasville, Ga., was arrested Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, on federal charges after he allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in downtown Atlanta earlier in the week, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced. A federal magistrate judge issued a criminal complaint Friday charging him with attempted arson of a federal building and depredation of government property, and he was arrested several hours later at a Cobb County residence, prosecutors said.
According to prosecutors, security cameras captured Hinton walking near the ICE building at 180 Ted Turner Drive at about 8:12 p.m. on Oct. 20. Minutes later, prosecutors allege, he ignited an item and threw it toward the building, striking the exterior fence and causing flames to spread. Investigators recovered burned cloth, lighter fluid, a glass bottle and a lighter at the scene, the office said. FOX 5 Atlanta reported the building houses the Atlanta Immigration Court along with Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations offices, and that Atlanta police officers saw the incident and chased the suspect on foot but did not catch him.
FOX 5 Atlanta reported FBI agents took Hinton into custody shortly after 6 p.m. Friday at a home on Panda Lane in Cobb County that was not his primary residence, and that he surrendered peacefully. WSB-TV reported he was arrested without incident. Before the arrest, the FBI had offered a $20,000 reward for help identifying the man in surveillance images, WSB-TV reported. Hertzberg said the attempted arson count carries a mandatory minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years in prison, and the property count carries up to 10 years, FOX 5 Atlanta and WSB-TV reported.
"An attack on federal property is an attack against our democracy," Hertzberg said at a Friday night news conference, FOX 5 Atlanta reported. In the office's written release he called it "a despicable, terroristic crime that warrants an immediate and severe response." Marlo Graham, special agent in charge of FBI Atlanta, said, "Those who attack our government buildings with fire and violence will be held accountable." FOX 5 Atlanta reported that a motive had not been established and that Hertzberg said he was not aware of prior criminal convictions. Fox News also reported the arrest.
The FBI investigated with help from the Atlanta Police Department, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Dashene Cooper is prosecuting the case, the office said. A criminal complaint contains only charges, and it is the government's burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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