A man attempted to slaughter himself by endeavoring to light a stopped vehicle's gas tank within the Pentagon stopping part Monday, concurring to government prosecutors. Matthew Richardson, 19, of Arkansas was due to have his, to begin with, an appearance in Alexandria, Virginia, government court on Tuesday evening on a charge of attempting to set a vehicle on fire.

On the off chance that indicted, he faces at slightest five a long time in prison. At approximately 10.45 am on Monday morning, a Pentagon police officer came upon Mr. Richardson within the Pentagon's northern stopping parcel, concurring to court records, where he was endeavoring to utilize a cigarette lighter to touch off a chunk of texture that was embedded into the gas tank of a dim Arrive Rover.

The officer detailed that when he drew nearer, Mr. Richardson said he was planning to “blow this vehicle up” and “himself.” The Arrive Meanderer has a place to an active-duty benefit part who specialists say does not know Mr. Richardson.

The officer attempted to confine Mr. Richardson, who fled on foot over Course 27 and into Arlington National Cemetery; he was captured almost an hour afterward on the grounds of the previous domestic of Accomplice Common Robert E Lee.

He had on him court reports showing that he had been captured in Arlington over the end of the week for ambushing a law authorization officer, agreeing to prosecutors. Court records show that he was set to seem in Arlington on Wednesday for that case.