A Chicago man was arrested for throwing a Molotov cocktail at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Washington, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday.
Benjamin Grabinski was arrested after he was identified as the individual who on Thursday, walked up to the embassy, 3505 International Drive Northwest, holding a glass bottle with black cloth extending from its neck and attempted to light the cloth on fire before throwing the bottle over the gate and into the building.
He was detained by Secret Service agents within minutes of the attack while walking a few blocks from the embassy. He told a law enforcement officer while he was being arrested, “I tried to light it, but it didn’t work,” according to the affidavit.
The affidavit said there is probable cause to find Grabinski “wilfully injured, damaged, or destroyed, or attempted to injure, damage, or destroy, any property — real or personal — located within the United States and belonging to or utilized or occupied by any foreign government or international organization.”
