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Man Charged With Arson For Two Fires In Two Days
October 7, 2010
A Decatur, Ala., man has been charged with torching his pickup truck and Cantonment home in two different fires on consecutive days.
The State Fire Marshal’s Office says Lawrence William Patterson III, 23, set a fire inside his 2006 GMC Canyon pickup truck late the night of February 15. That fire caused extensive damage to the garage and home in the 1800 block of Wareham Way in Cantonment. About six hours later, early on the morning of February 16, firefighters responded to the home again, this time for a fire that originated on the opposite side of the home.
A Beulah district fireman fell through the ceiling of the home and was injured while fighting the second fire.
Patterson was charged with two counts of first degree arson, one count of second degree arson and two counts of insurance fraud. Fire Marshal investigators said he received a $13,000 reimbursement for his truck and submitted a $300,000 claim for damage to his home.
Early Thursday morning, Patterson remained in the Escambia County Jail on $72,500 bond. If convicted on all counts, he faces up to 120 years in jail.
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4 Responses to “Man Charged With Arson For Two Fires In Two Days”
bizzare!…now, maybe someone will demolish the eyesore burned out home…after all of this time, it is still sticking out like a sore thumb in that nice neighborhood….its a shame.
So pitiful
At least on this one they actually broke down and charged the guy.
There were three fires up here I know about and nothing has been
done yet!!!!!
It’s not insurance papers rubbing together. It’s the insurance papers and the bank account paper rubbing together, ha ha
Looks like another “FRICTION” fire. You know, the friction caused by the insurance papers rubbing together. Some folks really need to obey the law….They just aren’t smart enough to be Crooks…