"At around 8:15 p.m. that night, the pair were seen on video moving a table with the hot plate and rolls of papers towels on it to a section of the store, and then plugging into an electrical outlet, according to the complaint. The dad and son left, and four hours later, one of the paper towels caught fire, leading to a quick-spreading blaze just after midnight that destroyed the entire space."
"The Singhs, who live on Long Island in Nassau County, have been locked in a yearslong "acrimonious" legal battle with their landlord, who was trying to boot their print shop from the building, according to prosecutors. The landlord claimed in civil court docs that the pair were squatters who signed a fake lease for the space."
"The standoff came to a head on Feb. 17, when a judge denied an emergency request by the Singhs to avoid being evicted from the space the next day, federal authorities said. At around 8:15 p.m. that night, the pair were seen on video moving a table with the hot plate and rolls of papers towels on it to a section of the store."
Narinder Singh, 56, and his son Jawahar Singh, 29, face federal arson charges for allegedly intentionally setting fire to a Richmond Hill print shop on February 18. Security camera footage captured them placing paper towels on a hot plate and positioning it near an electrical outlet the evening before their scheduled eviction. The fire erupted four hours later after midnight, destroying the entire storefront. The Singhs had been engaged in a lengthy legal dispute with their landlord over the space, with the landlord claiming they were squatters operating under a fraudulent lease. A judge denied their emergency eviction appeal on February 17, leading to the alleged arson that same evening. Both men were charged with malicious use of fire to destroy property used in interstate commerce.
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