Footage from Anime Los Angeles 2019 Arson pic.twitter.com/iBIQ9by3HJ— Moonshine Animations (@MoonshineKim) January 15, 2019
Not even anime conventions are safe from stupid jerks. Apparently, the alleged arson attack that led to seven cars catching varying degrees of fire was carried out by Matthew Masumi Toyotome, a 27-year-old from Riverside. This was at an adjacent hotel parking lot to Anime Los Angeles, the first big anime event of the new year in the LA area
Cosplayer Julia Moreno Jenkins, who was attending Anime Los Angeles has stated online that Matthew is her stalker and that her car was the main target, the other cars were just collateral damage. She is asking for donations on a GoFundMe page as her car was totally destroyed by the fire.
Matthew has been arrested.
via ANN