Woman accused of burning Wendy’s after shooting granted bond
ATLANTA — A woman charged with arson in the burning of a fast food restaurant in the wake of Rayshard Brooks’ killing was granted bond Wednesday but must wear an ankle monitor and remain at home, a judge said.
Natalie White, 29, appeared in court by video from the Fulton County jail, where she has been held on a first-degree arson charge since she turned herself in Tuesday. An arrest warrant accuses her of setting fire to the Wendy’s restaurant using a torch made with a lighter and some type of can.
Protesters torched the restaurant June 13, the night after police killed Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man. Video shows that Brooks was shot in the back in the Wendy’s parking lot after he resisted arrest and fired a Taser while he was running away.
Before he was shot, Brooks told officers three times that he had been with a girlfriend named Natalie White that night. White’s lawyer, Drew Findling, has confirmed that his client is the person Brooks was talking about but has declined to comment further on their relationship, saying only that they were close.