Latest Arson Headlines
All the headlines from our Arson Topic Page, ordered by recency.
West Virginia Insurance Agent, Building Owner Sentenced for Arson Scheme
May 27 2014 // A West Virginia insurance agent and a building owner were sentenced in federal court last week in connection with a Logan arson scheme. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin said that James Gregory Glick, 44, of Logan, was sentenced...
5% of All Texas Vehicle Fires Are Arson, Fire Marshal Says
May 1 2014 // In Texas, approximately five percent of all vehicle fires are intentionally set, which accounts for $3.5 million in vehicle fire losses, according the Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office. “Vehicle arson is not a...
Out of Prison, Michigan Man Files Suit Over Wrongful Arson Verdict
Apr 17 2014 // A man who spent five years in prison for a wrongful arson conviction has sued a northern Michigan county, three sheriff’s deputies and a state trooper. Forty-year-old Victor Caminata was convicted in 2008 of burning...
Judge Orders 8 Year Sentence for Arson at San Antonio Denny’s
Apr 9 2014 // A man who complained about alleged slow service at a Denny’s in South Texas must serve eight years in prison for starting the restaurant’s Christmas tree on fire. The San Antonio Express-News reports a judge...
Iowa Man Faces Prison for Arson, Insurance Fraud
Apr 7 2014 // A Davenport, Iowa, man faces up to 15 years in prison when he’s sentenced in May for trying to burn down his home. The Quad-City Times reports that a Scott County jury convicted 47-year-old Brian Earl Lebs of...
2 Florida Police Officers Charged with Boat Arson, Insurance Fraud
Mar 20 2014 // Florida state law enforcement officials announced they arrested a police officer and another man for allegedly conspiring to defraud an insurer by purposely destroying a pleasure boat. The Florida Department of Law...
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Arson, Insurance Fraud
Mar 17 2014 // A resident of New Orleans, La., is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to multiple arson-for-insurance fraud schemes Anthony R. Thomas had been charged with multiple criminal counts for his involvement in a 2007...
Toledo Has Most Arson Fires in Ohio; Few Perpetrators Caught
Feb 25 2014 // The state’s fourth-largest city, where two firefighters died in what investigators say was a blaze set by an apartment building owner, has reported more arsons than anywhere else in Ohio over the past few...
22 Charged in Florida Staged Flood, Fire Fraud Ring
Feb 24 2014 // A major fraud ring that staged fires and floods at South Florida homes to collect millions of dollars in claims from insurance companies has been broken up with charges against 22 people, authorities said. The alleged...
State Fire Marshal Pushes Texas Arson Hotline
Feb 13 2014 // Texas State Fire Marshal Chris Connealy is urging all fire chiefs, fire marshals and local law enforcement officers to take advantage of the Texas Arson Hotline, which is supported by A Texas Advisory Council on Arson...
22 Charged in Florida Staged Flood, Fire Fraud Ring
Feb 6 2014 // A major fraud ring that staged fires and floods at South Florida homes to collect millions of dollars in claims from insurance companies has been broken up with charges against 22 people, authorities said Tuesday. The...
Ex-Insurance Agent Participated in West Virginia Arson Scheme
Dec 16 2013 // A former West Virginia insurance agent has admitted to his role in an arson scheme in Logan, according to a federal prosecutor. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin said 44-year-old William Janey Thompson pleaded guilty to wire...
Tupelo, Mississippi’s New Residents Could Face Double Charges for Fire Services
Nov 13 2013 // City residents annexed by Tupelo, Miss., in 2012 may see two charges for fire protection when they open their tax bills in less than a month. Property owners living in seven of the 17 volunteer fire departments in Lee...
Michigan Landlord Sentenced to 55 Years in Arson Case
Nov 12 2013 // A 74-year-old West Michigan landlord convicted of arson and other charges in a case involving insurance fraud has been sentenced to 55 years in prison. A federal court jury in Grand Rapids earlier this year convicted...
Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty To Arson-Related Fraud
Nov 11 2013 // A Broken Arrow, Okla. man has pleaded guilty to a federal mail fraud charge that authorities say is related to an alleged arson at an east Tulsa self-storage facility. The Tulsa World reported that a plea agreement has...
Joplin Man Held Without Bail in Planned Parenthood Arson Case
Nov 1 2013 // A federal judge has ordered no bail for a southwest Missouri man suspected of setting fires at a Planned Parenthood facility and an area mosque. U.S. Magistrate Judge James England on Monday ordered Jedediah Stout, 30, to...
Old Arson Cases in Texas Being Reviewed by New Panel
Oct 23 2013 // A new review by the Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office of old arson cases that might have relied on bad science has so far discovered three questionable convictions. But the effort has also drawn criticism from a West...
2nd Arson Attempt at Missouri Planned Parenthood
Oct 9 2013 // Investigators say someone tried for the second time to start a fire at a Joplin, Mo., Planned Parenthood clinic. The Oct. 4 nighttime fire caused minor damage before a police officer was able to put out the blaze. During...
Police: Bag on Missouri Clinic Roof Failed Try at Arson
Oct 8 2013 // Investigators say they’re looking into a failed arson attempt at a southwest Missouri Planned Parenthood clinic after a bag containing incendiary material was found on the roof. Surveillance video from the facility...
6 Indicted for Arson, Insurance Fraud Scheme in Missouri
Oct 1 2013 // Six people have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Missouri for their roles in an arson and insurance fraud conspiracy, Tammy Dickinson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced. One of the...
