Man arrested for alleged arson at Sen. Bernie Sanders' Vermont office

Zoom in: Shant Soghomonian, 35, has been charged with using fire to damage the Burlington building, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont said Sunday in a statement.

• Soghomonian allegedly entered the building on Friday morning and went to the third floor where Sanders' office resides.
• He was allegedly recorded on security video "spraying a liquid near the outer door of the office and then lighting the area with a handheld lighter."
• The Justice Department said the employees inside the office at the time "were not physically injured during the incident."

In a statement shared with Axios, Sanders said he is "deeply grateful to the swift, professional, coordinated efforts of local, state, and federal law enforcement in response to the fire at my Vermont office on Friday."

• "I am also thankful that none of the many people who were in the office building at the time of the fire were injured," he added.

If convicted, Soghomonian could face five to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

• The suspect, whose counsel "has not yet been identified," is formerly of Northridge, California, per the DOJ.

Editor's note: This story was updated with a statement from Sanders' office.