18-04-2024 23:21 via vtdigger.org

Suspect in arson at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office indicted, ordered detained pending trial 

The damaged door at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office in Burlington. Photo via police affidavit
BURLINGTON — A former California man accused of setting a fire at the Burlington office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders was indicted Thursday on a federal charge and ordered held in custody while the case against him remains pending. A federal grand jury returned the indictment against 35-year-old Shant Michael Soghomonian roughly five minutes prior to a scheduled hearing to determine if he wo
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