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Cantonment Man Charged With Christmas Eve Arson
December 27, 2012
A Cantonment man was arrested after a Christmas Eve manhunt and charged with arson for setting a fire following an argument.
Deputies responded to a reported disturbance in the 500 block of Robinson Street where they found a widow air conditioner burning on the ground below the bedroom of a trailer. The victim told deputies he had been arguing with 65-year old Donnie Ivory Padgett. He said Padgett left the home, and a short time later he could smell smoke and kerosene. The victim said he found his bedroom window smoldering and the A/C unit on fire. Padgett, the victim said, then fled into a wooded area.
A K-9 unit was called to scene to search for Padgett. During the resulting manhunt, Padgett was found lying on his stomach in the woods and taken into custody without incident. Padgett was charged with second degree felony arson and criminal mischief with property damage. He remained in the Escambia County Jail Thursday with bond set at $10,500.
While being transported to jail, Padgett told an Escambia deputy that he was going to kill the fire victim with a 9mm pistol or cut his head off, according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
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4 Responses to “Cantonment Man Charged With Christmas Eve Arson”
REGARDING:
“commit them to institutions where they can get treatment?”
Always assuming there is a treatment which will cure them.
David for facing truth
Sandra, These people have always been thrown in the system under an Order of Probation. In turn, the probation officers wring their hands and wonder what to do with them. In the end, the answer is vop and put them in jail or prison for a while- let them out in a short while. Then the cycle begins again. In short. there is nothing to do but keep the swinging door on a set of good hinges and hope and pray these crazies don’t kill or maim an innocent victim. Many really good officers I personally know have been presented with this problem (as have I) and take it from me and them there is no good solution or outcome to this problem.. Just glad I am retired and have not got this monkey on my back anymore.
Another mentally ill that lives among us without treatment. How many more civilians, kids and firefighters need to be killed by these nuts before we round them all up and commit them to institutions where they can get treatment?
telling the cops your gonna cut somebodys head off after you just set their house on fire usually isnt the best thing for your case. what a loser.