Posts Tagged ‘bridge fire’
Breaking development in alleged Atlanta bridge arsonist case
In March 2017, Basil Eleby became infamous for allegedly starting a fire in Atlanta that took out a portion of Interstate 85 near downtown. Eleby was accused of being high on crack and setting a shopping cart with a chair on fire beneath an underpass. The fire spread to building supplies left in place for…
Read MoreAtlanta suspect Basil Eleby will plead not guilty to I-85 bridge fire
The story of Basil Eleby has now caught national attention. Eleby is the mentally ill homeless man accused of starting a fire that collapsed a section of I-85 in downtown Atlanta. Eleby was singled out as the perpetrator of the fire by two fellow White crack addicts identified as Sophia Brauer and Barry Thomas. The…
Read MoreListen: Atlanta mayoral candidate John Eaves on homeless, fiery bridge collapse
The recent fire and collapse of a section of the I-85 highway is wreaking havoc on Atlanta commuters. The fire was allegedly started by a homeless man named Basil Eleby who has been accused of smoking crack. Now the issue of being homeless in Atlanta is back in the news and it can’t be ignored.…
Read MoreAtlanta: White crack addict privilege will convict a Black crackhead
The recent arrest of a homeless man, Basil Eleby, 39, has become an issue that is exposing a rift within the city of Atlanta. Eleby, who is mentally ill with the cognitive capacity of a child, was arrested last week and accused of smoking crack and starting the fire that made a section of a…
Read MoreBasil Eleby: Feds plan to charge homeless man for Atlanta bridge fire
Basil Eleby is homeless and by accounts from friends allegedly mentally disabled, with the mind of a 12 to 14-year-old child. But last week, he became infamous after being blamed for a fire that brought down a section of the I-85 highway in downtown Atlanta. According to police reports, Eleby was allegedly smoking crack and…
Read MoreAtlanta activist Marcus Coleman: Basil Eleby and blaming the homeless
The story of Basil Eleby, the man accused of starting a fire which collapsed a bridge in Atlanta, is becoming a heated topic in the city of Atlanta. Eleby is being portrayed in the mainstream media as being a homeless Black man, high on crack when he allegedly started the fire which caused millions of…
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