Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Supreme Court Arson

Cody Tarner, self-proclaimed militia leader, faces up to 20 years in prison for 2020 attack.

Cody Tarner, 26, from Maryland, pleaded guilty to a federal arson charge for setting fire to several US Supreme Court vehicles in 2020.
Tarner poured gasoline on the vehicles in an employees-only parking lot, inadvertently setting himself on fire and causing severe burns.
The act was part of Tarner's anti-government and militia extremist ideologies, with him claiming to be the leader of a militia group.
Tarner was arrested at the scene by an officer who administered first aid.
Sentencing is set for May 14, with Tarner facing a minimum sentence of five years and a maximum of 20 years for the arson charge.