(WABC) A woman caught on camera lighting a Jewish school on fire was arrested and charged Sunday.
Police say 39-year-old Brooklyn resident Sharee Jones was charged with reckless endangerment as a hate crime and arson.
The incident happened on Thursday at 7:27 p.m. at the Yeshiva of Flatbush on Avenue J.
The woman was seen dressed all in black and carrying a red gasoline can.
Police say she walked up to the Yeshiva, doused the area in gasoline, and lit it on fire.
A security guard inside the school saw what was going on and he was able to put out the fire with water.
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Midwood is said to be home to the largest community of Holocaust survivors outside the state of Israel. The arson fire outside the local yeshiva left residents badly shaken.
[Editor’s note: Jones has multiple prior arrests for assault, criminal possession of stolen property, and criminal contempt.]
