Eyewitnesses said Ludvini Baugier de Chevestre tried to light a wick connected to a bottle filled with liquid on Friday night. Those witnesses called police.
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Officers arrested Baugier de Chevestre, and took her to the hospital for an evaluation.
She has been charged with reckless endangerment and placing a false bomb.
The NYPD arson and explosives squad is currently testing the liquid that was inside the bottle.