SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury indicted David Jah and Kristopher Alexis-Clark on conspiracy to commit arson and firearms charges.
According to court documents, Jah, 45, of Concord, and Alexis-Clark, 24, of Vallejo, conspired to use Molotov cocktails to firebomb two residences in Contra Costa County. The targeted residences, one in Danville and the other in Lafayette, belong to attorneys who previously had been involved in civil litigation involving real estate in which Jah claimed to have an interest. Both residences were hit with Molotov cocktails in the early morning hours of November 3, 2018, resulting in property damage.
Jah and Alexis-Clark allegedly coordinated and discussed the attacks in October 2018, and Alexis-Clark drove his own vehicle to firebomb the two residences that were hit. Alexis-Clark allegedly agreed to participate in the firebombings in exchange for financial compensation from Jah.
The indictment charges Jah and Alexis-Clark with one count of conspiring to commit arson, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 844(i) and (n). Alexis-Clark also is charged with arson and aiding and abetting arson, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 844(i) and (2), and possession of a destructive device, in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d), 5841, and 5871. In addition, Jah is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g).
