Redeem now - A woman was given 2 years in prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail inside a bank.
- Teranee Millet, 35, caused a fire in the Bank of America branch in Torrance, California.
- She had gotten into a dispute with a manager because she felt she had been kept waiting too long.
A woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail inside a bank after a confrontation with a manager.
The case was described in a statement published Tuesday by the US Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
Teranee Millet, 35, was in a Bank of America branch in Torrance in September 2021 when she felt that she had been "waiting in line for too long," per the statement.
Annoyed with the wait, Millet demanded to be served by another teller, it said.
When she was told that there was no one else around to assist her, Millet yelled at the bank manager, "I'm going to blow this bitch up!" per the statement.
The bank manager ended up calling the police.
Millet left the branch, but returned shortly after holding a Molotov cocktail — a type of improvised explosive generally made with a bottle containing gasoline and a lit rag.
She threw it into the bank, starting a fire, per the statement. Another customer was able to put it out.
After leaving the bank, the 35-year-old threatened another customer in the parking lot by telling him "I'll burn your truck down too," per court documents. Millet proceeded to throw a glass bottle at his vehicle and ended up damaging it.
The police arrived within moments of the incident happening and confiscated the bottle that she threw, the statement said.
After she was identified using surveillance footage provided by the bank, Millet was arrested three months later in Georgia in a stolen U-Haul van, per the statement.
Court documents say Millet tried to escape and ended up crashing the van after being pursued by officers. She was injured in the incident but was given medical treatment at Fulton County Jail.
After she was detained, police said they found twelve airsoft guns, several counterfeit $100 bills, and material for more Molotov cocktails in the van.
Millet has been in custody since her arrest and she pleaded guilty to the unlawful possession of a firearm and destructive device in March, per the statement.
The US Attorney's Office for the Central District of California did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider, sent outside of regular business hours.
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