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U.S. Department of Justice
United States Attorney
Western District of Washington
700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220Tel: (206) 553-7970
Seattle, Washington 98101-1271Fax: (206) 553-0882

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 3, 2006

PRESS AVAILABILITY FOLLOWING ANTICIPATED GUILTY PLEAS IN UW ARSON CASE

United States Attorney John McKay will be joined by leaders of the FBI and ATF following the anticipated entry of guilty pleas related to the May 2001 arson at the University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture. Two defendants are expected to enter pleas in front of U.S. District Judge Franklin D. Burgess in Tacoma tomorrow (Wednesday, October 4, 2006) at 9:00 and 11:00. Neither of these defendants has previously been publicly identified in connection with the case.

The press availability will follow the second plea hearing at approximately 11:30 in the rotunda of the Tacoma Federal Courthouse.

Who: John McKay, United States Attorney
Laura Laughlin, Special Agent in Charge, FBI
Kelvin Crenshaw, Special Agent in Charge, ATF

What: Comments following anticipated guilty pleas in UW arson case

When: 11:30, October 4, 2006

Where: U.S. District Court in Tacoma, 1717 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, 98402

There will be no additional information provided until after the plea hearings.

Press contact: Emily Langlie, Public Affairs Officer for the United States Attorney’s Office (206) 553-4110.