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An upstate woman and two Brooklyn lawyers were indicted Friday on federal explosives and arson charges for allegedly tossing Molotov cocktails at NYPD vehicles during George Floyd protests in New York City. Samantha Shader, 27, of Catskill, is accused of hurling the makeshift explosive at an NYPD vehicle occupied by four police officers on early Saturday morning, May 30. Prosecutors allege Shader bit one of the officer’s legs when she was being taken into custody. Around the same time, Brooklyn lawyers Urooj Rahman, 31, and Colinford Mattis, 32, were accused of tossing their own Molotov cocktail at an unoccupied police...

The Catskill woman who was arrested for allegedly tossing a Molotov cocktail at a filled police van in Brooklyn Friday night has a lengthy rap sheet that includes collars in 11 separate states, federal authorities said Monday. Samantha Shader’s arrest history includes a bust in January 2019 for interfering with a police officer in Waterford, Connecticut, federal prosecutors said in a detention memo Monday. She was also convicted in February 2017 for possession of a controlled substance in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and sentenced to 90 days in jail, authorities said. In 2013, she was busted in Austin, Texas, for assault...

A woman from upstate New York who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at an occupied police cruiser during protests in Brooklyn on Friday night has been charged with four counts of attempted murder. Samantha Shader, 27, is accused of throwing the cocktail at the NYPD vehicle - which had four officers inside- in Crown Heights shortly after 10.30pm. The lit bottle did not explode, and no officers were injured. According to a statement provided to DailyMail.com, the NYPD officers exited the cruiser and attempted to arrest Shader, who allegedly bit one of them on the leg. Shader's younger sister, Darian,...