A former New York college professor who was arrested in April for allegedly attempting to burn down St. Patrick’s Cathedral found unfit to stand trial earlier this month. From the North Jersey Record, Marc Lamparello, 37, was indicted on attempted arson and reckless endangerment charges. His lawyer revealed that a court-appointed psychiatrist deemed him mentally …
Authorities in Georgia say a homeowner resorted to arson when faced with a foreclosure against the spacious estate. According to the New York Post, 68-year-old Stanley Edward Stephens was arrested along with his alleged accomplice after the nearly 6,000-square-foot Silver Creek residence was left in ruins from a February blaze. Last year, Regions Bank reportedly …
Authorities in New Jersey say a woman has been arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with a fire at her boyfriend’s home earlier this week. According to the New York Post, 33-year-old Tasia Young is accused of setting the home in Woodbury on fire on Sunday evening following a sexual encounter involving her boyfriend …
A man was jailed this week for a string of arsons at three historic black Baptist churches located in one Louisiana parish. Holden Matthews, 21, was charged with three counts of simple arson of a religious building for a March 26 fire at St. Mary Baptist Church, an April 2 fire at Greater Union Baptist Church …
A Utah teen is accused of causing $600,000 worth of damages to two churches she allegedly set on fire. Jillian Robinson, 18, is accused of setting fire in the meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ in Orem on Friday. She’s also accused of setting another fire in the meetinghouse of a …
Authorities in California are hoping tips from the public will help them identify a suspect caught on video apparently pouring gasoline near a fuel pump at a Sacramento convenience store and setting it ablaze. According to Fox News, the incident occurred at a Unocal 76 location on Watt Avenue Saturday morning. The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire …
Investigators in Massachusetts say a Worcester firefighter who died while battling a blaze late last year was the victim of homicide, further alleging a former tenant of the building deliberately started the fire. According to WCVB, 36-year-old Christopher Roy was one of the firefighters involved in the December 6 response to the fire at a …
All five family members and two dogs were killed in the fire
Authorities in California say a man caught on camera apparently dousing a neighbor’s home in fuel and setting in on fire was motivated to act in response to a belief that there was a ghost on the property. According to WLS, video from the alleged victim’s front porch appears to show the suspect, 38-year-old Cuong …
Police said a Louisana man with a history of mental illness was spotted purchasing gasoline minutes before he set his elderly mother on fire, killing her. Per The Times-Picayune, Erik Beasley, 39, was filmed filling up a gasoline jug and purchasing two gallons of water at a gas station located a half-mile away from the New Orleans …
Authorities in Texas say a man is facing criminal charges after allegedly setting his ex-wife’s house ablaze this week. As the Houston Chronicle reported, 35-year-old Robert Lee Cummins had been living in a tent in the backyard of the residence on Green Timbers in Atascocita before recently moving into the garage. He and his ex …
The attorney for a New Jersey man accused of setting his home on fire claims that his family, who were inside when the fire started but uninjured, are standing behind him. FOX News reports that 51-year-old Paul Caneiro is accused of setting his Ocean Township home ablaze on Monday with his wife and daughters inside. …
