One leftist activist wanted to send a message to a Republican political candidate in Idaho.
But, the method she took to do so was not only extremely out of the ordinary, but it was criminal, too.
On the Fourth of July, Jennifer Meyer burned down a local gun shop that’s owned by Cornel Rasor, a member of the GOP who’s running for the state House of Representatives in Idaho, authorities said.
After she did so, many fellow leftists actually celebrated her actions rather than denouncing them.
In her professional life, the 50-year-old Meyer has made signs for both a local arts commission as well as the National Alliance on Mental Illness, according to a report from the Gateway Pundit. The Idaho Tribune reported that Meyer was linked to a company called Bonner Media LLC in this work, though the company recently shut down its website.
Initially, authorities believed that the incident, which happened at the Razor’s Army Surplus store, could have been caused by a stray firework. That makes sense, since the incident happened on Independence Day.
But, of course now, we all know that’s not what happened at all.
According to the Idaho Tribune, police executed a search warrant on Meyer’s house earlier this week. While inside, they found “$1,000 cash, $1,200 worth of silver, a 9mm gun, car titles, birth certificates, college transcripts and passports, indicating that Meyer may have been intending to flee the country.”
The Tribune spoke to the prosecuting attorney in the case, who said of Meyer:
“She lit this fire at 10:15, while the fireworks were going off, which is probably one of the busiest nights in the city of Sandpoint. … She lights a fire to a building that is full of ammunition, where hundreds if not thousands of people are getting ready to walk out, and walk past that building. That causes a huge risk to the public.”
Meyer is being charged with first-degree arson. The Bonner County judge who’s overseeing the case, Luke Hagelberg, has set her bail at $1 million. In doing so, the judge cited “great concerns with regard to flight” as to why the bail was so high.
If Meyer were to be convicted of the charges in the case, she could face as many as 25 years behind bars, a fine of as much as $100,000, or even both.
According to The Post Millennial, Rasor is a candidate for the state House of Representatives in Idaho, from District 1. He recently won the Republican primary in the state, meaning he’ll head to the General Election in November.
Over the last four years, Rasor has been a county commissioner in Bonner County, so he’s not new to local politics at all.
On his campaign website, Rasor describes himself as a Christian conservative and is running on a traditionally conservative platform.
Before purchasing the Army Surplus store two years ago, he managed the store for 41 years before that.
