Man Charged With Arson After Molotov Attacks on Queens Churches

WHO:

Gothamist - The suspect has been identified as Yogesh Sayrange, 36.

Fox News - A man was arrested in connection with the attacks.

Gothamist - The suspect's identity will be released once he is charged.

WHAT:

Gothamist - Sayrange allegedly lit an “incendiary device” and threw it into a shop on Fulton and Crescent Streets in Cypress Hills shortly after midnight on June 25.

IJR - Prosecutors say the suspect admitted to multiple firebombings and was carrying additional Molotov cocktails when he was arrested.

Fox News - The suspect allegedly hurled a Molotov cocktail at a Queens church and targeted two more buildings.

Gothamist - The man is suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail outside the Iglesia Bautista “El Mesias” Baptist church.

WHERE:

Gothamist - The shop targeted by Sayrange is located on Fulton and Crescent Streets in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn.

Gothamist - The incident occurred outside the Iglesia Bautista “El Mesias” Baptist church located on 75th Street and 101st Avenue in Queens.

Fox News - The attacks took place in Ozone Park and Woodhaven, Queens.

HOW:

Fox News - Surveillance video captured the suspect throwing a Molotov cocktail.

(UPDATED July 10, 2026 19:24 UTC)

The suspect in a recent incident has been identified as 36-year-old Yogesh Sayrange. He allegedly lit an incendiary device and threw it into a shop located on Fulton and Crescent Streets in Cypress Hills shortly after midnight on June 25. The targeted shop is situated in Brooklyn, where the incident took place.

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(UPDATED July 10, 2026 08:10 UTC)

Prosecutors have announced that the suspect admitted to multiple firebombings and was found carrying additional Molotov cocktails at the time of his arrest. This revelation comes as authorities continue to investigate the incidents linked to the suspect. The case is drawing significant attention as more details emerge about the alleged activities.

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(UPDATED July 10, 2026 02:53 UTC)

A man has been arrested in connection with a series of attacks in Queens, where he allegedly hurled a Molotov cocktail at the Iglesia Bautista “El Mesias” Baptist church and targeted two additional buildings. Surveillance video captured the suspect in the act, and his identity will be released once he is officially charged. The incidents took place in Ozone Park and Woodhaven, with the church located on 75th Street and 101st Avenue.