Authorities have arrested a suspect in the Molotov cocktail firebombing of the Tesla Service Center in the Irish Channel.
According to a post on ProjectNOLA's social media, New Orleans Fire Department and federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigators arrested John Michael Hinkhouse in connection with the April 14 arson.
ProjectNOLA officials say authorities used their high-definition crime cameras to track Hinkhouse's movements, which led them to a house on Bordeaux Street.
"At that location, New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) arson investigators recovered a motorcycle believed to have been used in the commission of the crime," ProjectNOLA officials said in their social media post. "This arrest marks Project NOLA’s successful contribution to the closure of the second major arson investigation this year to be categorized as a potential act of domestic terrorism, following the high-profile Bywater arson spree."
ProjectNOLA said this case further proves the organization has a "unique ability to help protect our community from high-level threats."
"By fusing community-based real-time video intelligence with inter-agency collaboration, Project NOLA continues to help make New Orleans a safer place to live, work and visit," the post read.
