Crime & Safety
DA: Man Accused of Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Neighbor's House to be Arraigned Thursday
The house was not damaged and the fire was extinguished by police, the DA says.
A Riverhead man arrested for throwing a Molotov cocktail at his neighbor’s house on Sigal Avenue earlier this month will be arrainged on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. before State Supreme Court Justice William Condon.
Monwell Wright, 21, of 23 Sigal Avenue, allegedly ignited a glass bottle containing a flammable liquid and tossed it onto the north side of the home on 24 Sigal Avenue on June 14, according to the DA.
The home was not damaged and the fire was extinguished by police, according to the DA.
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Wright is charged with second degree attempted arson, according to the DA.
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