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'Fight Club' Impersonator Faces Arson Charges

By DNAinfo Staff on December 8, 2009 6:46pm

Accused Starbucks arsonist Kyle Shaw leaves Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Accused Starbucks arsonist Kyle Shaw leaves Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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By Shayna Jacobs

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN SUPREME COURT — Accused Starbucks arsonist and Fight Club impersonator Kyle Shaw made a brief appearance in Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Shaw was 17-years-old in May when he allegedly bombed the Starbucks at E. 92nd Street and Third Avenue. 

Authorities believed he was mimicking Brad Pitt's character in Fight Club by symbolically targeting a corporate giant.

No one was injured in the bombing in which Shaw is believed to have used homemade explosives.

Shaw's case was adjourned to Jan. 5.