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Andrew Salvarani Garcia-Smith

Released
Date of birth:1988
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:2020s
Inmate Number:#02324-509
State:North Carolina
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Biography

Andrew Salvarani Garcia-Smith, 32, was charged for the burning of the Market House in Fayetteville, NC on May 30, 2020. He was caught on video throwing a bottle of burning liquid into the Market House and the burning liquid spilled back onto him, setting his hair and clothes ablaze. Sentenced to 27 months federal prison.

Birth-year evidence

Contemporaneous WTVD/AP November5,2020 plea report explicitly dates Garcia-Smith's age32; matching Market House arson case. DOJ June12 arrest release independently matches name and case, but contains no age. Non-AMP version displays November6 instead, which does not change possible years. Sources: Source 1. Birth is recorded approximately, not as a verified exact birthday; possible years: 1987, 1988.

Case

Charges: Arson
Arrested: Jun 12, 2020
Sentenced: June 2021
Released: Nov 23, 2022
Sentence: Caught on video throwing a bottle of burning liquid into the Market House in Fayetteville, NC on May 30, 2020 (the liquid splashed back and set him alight). Sentenced to 27 months federal prison.
Prosecutor: J. D. Koesters; Chad Rhoades
Judge: Richard E. Myers II
Convicted: Yes
Plead: Guilty (November 5, 2020)