Woman suspected of burning Atlanta Wendy's may have been Rayshard Brooks' girlfriend
By: Bryan Llenas (Fox News)
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The woman sought in connection with an arson fire at the Wendy's in Atlanta where Rayshard Brooks was killed may have been his girlfriend, according to police bodycam footage.
Investigators on Saturday identified Natalie White, 29, as a suspect in connection to the fire. The Atlanta Fire Department has obtained an arrest warrant for White for first-degree arson, a felony in Georgia.
White's face was captured on video surveillance and shared during a news conference on Tuesday. Bodycam footage released in the case indicates that Brooks identified White as his girlfriend.
Natalie White is suspected of burning down a Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta following the police-involved death of Rayshard Brooks. (Atlanta Police Department)
During the incident, Brooks suggested to officers that he could go to his girlfriend's house nearby. In the footage, Brooks names White.
"You know, Natalie White, she's my girlfriend. She left. I said, 'Baby, I'll get Wendy's and then I'll go back ...'" he can be heard saying.
The restaurant, in the southwest part of the city, was where Brooks was shot dead by police on June 12. Officers were responding to a call about a man asleep behind the wheel of his car in the drive-thru lane.
Body and dashboard camera video show Officers Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan speaking to Brooks for nearly 30 minutes on suspicion of DUI. His blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.10 percent, above the legal limit to drive of 0.08, according to reports.
As officers attempted to make the arrest, Brooks broke free and struggled with the police. In the video, they could be heard warning Brooks that he was going to be tased.
Brooks got hold of Brosnan's Taser during the struggle, before a chase ensued. A few moments before the shots rang out, Brooks reportedly turned toward the officers with the Taser in his hand. He was shot twice in the back.
Rolfe, who was fired following the incident, was accused last week of 11 charges, including felony murder. The move followed the resignation of Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields.
Officials said White is suspected of helping set fire to the Wendy's on June 13 and that additional arrests may be forthcoming.
The state arson control board has offered an additional $10,000 reward in the case after authorities previously announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
Anyone with information about White's location, or additional tips related to the fire, is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477 or the Arson Tip Line at 1-800-282-5804.
Bryan Llenas currently serves as a National Correspondent for Fox News Channel (FNC) based in New York. Click here for more information on Bryan Llenas. Follow him on Twitter@BryanLlenas.
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Just your average everyday citizens. One is so drunk he passes out in a Wendy's drive-thru line, then upon arrest overtakes two cops, takes a taser gun from one and gets off one shot at the cops. The other, his girl friend, burns down a Wendy's.
Trump is off topic
She should have just ordered the chili and some fries and left it at that. She is not going to like the food where she is going to end up at.
I'm not at all certain she will end up in prison. On that I'm from Missouri!
If she did do it and is convicted of arson, I am pretty sure she would not get probation.
That is 3 big ifs:
If there is the required proof she set the fire at Wendys?
Will an Atlanta jury convict her?
Would she get probation?
Will an Atlanta jury convict her?
If it is proven she did it, I would hope so.
Now we know why he was so combative once the cuffs appeared....................
Thank you for the insight. That is called a key fact. Even without that, the local law in Georgia prevented the police from allowing him to simply drive away, which was a suggestion I heard from one of the radicals on CNN.
There is also this little bulletin:
"The district attorney who charged the two Atlanta police officers implicated in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks is currently under criminal investigation for allegedly taking $140,000 in taxpayer funded money to supplement his salary.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation started investigating Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard last month over claims he used a non-profit to funnel the city of Atlanta funds.
The probe, which was first reported on by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution last month, is focusing on funds and tax filings involving the city of Atlanta, Howard and the People Partnering for Progress non-profit that he is chief executive of."
He also made some outrageous statements about the shooting. He is totally unfit to be a prosecutor.
Here he is not long ago on tasers:
We've all done stupid things when intoxicated. That is the root of this whole thing imo, not racism.
Demon alcohol ...... one moment while i loot more of it from the liquor store we're trashing ....."watch this shit" moment developing .....
"Racism" may no be involved in the Brooks or the Floyd case, as there is info that officer Derek Chauvin & George Floyd worked together. That murder may have been an act of revenge.
Grab me a bottle of Grey Goose please.
Good taste .... but for money give me Titos or Ketel One any day .... what the hell though, i'm stealing it so okay.
He's grandstanding? Can you imagine what Atlanta's voters believe in?
One thing we learned from all the people out on the streets since Brooks and Floyd were killed - they are more than capable of getting to the polls come election day!
I haven't tried those. I think I will.
Forget that. What about the important question ? Is she a communist?
That's hardly confronting anyone
Worse ..... she's probably a Democrat
I never liked the may the Catullan's were portrayed in Star Treck either!