"South Carolina law enforcement officials say as of Monday there's no evidence that someone intentionally set the home of a state court judge on fire....Mark Keel, chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), said in a Monday statement that agents "have preliminarily found there is no evidence to support a pre-fire explosion." He said the investigation is ongoing."
"That is great to hear - it isn't like people should want there to be proof of foul play - but it will still be important to keep an eye out for anything that doesn't look right. The investigation is still under way; findings may change the department's stance on what happened. As important as it is to be thorough, if the division finds out that the likely culprit was probably a faulty outlet or an unattended cigarette, the sooner the public knows the better."
Judge Goodstein, who had been receiving death threats, experienced a house fire one day after a Stephen Miller tweet targeted judges. South Carolina law enforcement agents opened an investigation into the blaze. Mark Keel, chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), said agents preliminarily found no evidence supporting a pre-fire explosion and that the investigation remains ongoing. Authorities cautioned that findings may change as the inquiry continues. If investigators determine an accidental cause such as a faulty outlet or an unattended cigarette, officials emphasized the importance of promptly informing the public. Well-wishes were offered to the judge and her family.
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