Chief Carla Neadeau of the Cherokee Indian Police Department joined Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, in making the announcement Jan. 26. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Pritchard prosecuted the case. 

According to filed court documents, on July 25, 2021, a residential structural fire was reported at 37 Bob Owle Road in Cherokee. The residence is a single-wide trailer and the fire was set to an exterior wall, with damage done throughout the residence. 

Court records reveal that Brady was on house arrest on tribal charges at the time, and that his ankle monitoring device pinged at the residence near the time the fire was discovered. According to court documents, when Brady was questioned by tribal police, he admitted throwing an incendiary device commonly called a “Molotov cocktail” near the residence before it caught fire. Law enforcement records show that Brady thought his intended target lived at the residence but was mistaken and that he had no dispute with the actual victim. The victim was able to put the fire out, but not before substantial damage was done to the home. 

Brady is currently in federal custody and will be transferred to the custody of the federal Bureau of Prisons upon designation of a federal facility.