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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0LOS ANGELES\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A West Hills man was sentenced Wednesday to 18\u00a0<\/b>months in federal prison for starting a fire that caused substantial damage to a Santa Monica restaurant,<\/span><\/p>\n

The incident occurred during the civil disturbances that erupted during the spring of 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Micah Tillmon, 19, was sentenced after he<\/span> plead guilty in September 2021 to one count of possession of an unregistered destructive device.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A man stands in front of Sake House by Hikari, a Santa Monica restaurant, as it burned on May 31, 2020. Federal According to the Los Angeles Times, authorities announced that a San Fernando Valley man, not pictured above, pleaded guilty to possessing an unregistered destructive device that caused the fire. (Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On May 31, 2020, Tillmon entered Sake House by Hikari, a Japanese restaurant located in downtown Santa Monica while the business was closed during civil unrest, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0While inside the restaurant, Tillmon used an incendiary device to ignite a fire. <\/span><\/p>\n

The fire rapidly grew, enveloped the entire restaurant space and spread to other areas of the building adjacent to the restaurant.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 According to court documents, security video from the restaurant shows Tillmon removing \u201ca red tube-shaped object from his jacket, which he placed behind the reception desk area of the restaurant before walking away. <\/span><\/p>\n

Within seconds of that action, smoke and fire appeared from the area.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"\"The Santa Monica Fire Department responded to the fire and extinguished the flames using several fire trucks and numerous personnel. Due to safety concerns that accompanied the city\u2019s civil unrest, Fire Department prematurely abandoned the scene. <\/span><\/p>\n

As a result, SMFD needed to return to the scene several times throughout the night to extinguish additional flare-ups. The restaurant has since permanently closed.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tillmon was identified by detectives with the Santa Monica Police Department, who reviewed numerous security videos and social media posts. <\/span><\/p>\n

Tillmon was also linked to the fire when investigators uncovered a video showing his white Ford Explorer parking next to the Sake House four minutes before the fire started and then reversing across the street soon after the fire started, according to court documents.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tillmon possessed an incendiary device that had not been registered with the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, the central federal registry for all items regulated under the National Firearms Act.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Santa Monica Police Department investigated this matter.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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