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Cody Michael Tarner

AKA: Cody Turner
In Custody
Date of birth:09. 05. 2003
Age:23
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:2020s
State:District of Columbia
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Biography

Cody Michael Tarner, 23, of Hagerstown, MD, was indicted by a federal grand jury for burning two Supreme Court Police vehicles and attempting to burn a third on July 15, 2020. Tarner poured gasoline from a can into three Supreme Court Police vehicles, igniting two; he himself was engulfed in flames and suffered severe burns before a Supreme Court Police officer rendered first aid. One vehicle was destroyed, one damaged, the third did not catch fire. He was held without bond pending trial; tried unsuccessfully to plead insanity.

Case

Held without bond pending trial (D.D.C.)
Charges: Arson of federal property (Supreme Court Police vehicles)
Incarcerated: July 2020
Sentence: Indicted for pouring gasoline into three Supreme Court Police vehicles on July 15, 2020, igniting two (one destroyed, one damaged); suffered severe burns himself. Held without bond pending trial; unsuccessfully attempted an insanity plea. Verdict as recorded: Pending / outcome not stated
Convicted: No — pending trial
Institution State: District of Columbia