A woman charged with arson in the burning of a Wendy’s in the wake of Rayshard Brooks’ killing was granted bond Wednesday but must wear an ankle monitor and remain at home, a judge said.
Natalie White, 29, appeared in court by video from the Fulton County jail, where she has been held on a first-degree arson charge since she turned herself in Tuesday. An arrest warrant accuses her of setting fire to the Wendy’s on University Avenue in southwest Atlanta using a torch made with a lighter and some type of can.
Protesters torched the restaurant June 13, the night after police killed Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man. Video shows that Brooks was shot in the back in the Wendy’s parking lot after he resisted arrest and fired a Taser while he was running away.
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