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Missouri Man Flies to California, Sets 13 Wildfires, Then Tries to Fly Home, Cops Say

posted by janrinok on Monday October 28 2019, @07:49PM   Printer-friendly
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Missouri man flies to California, sets 13 wildfires, then tries to fly home, cops say

A Missouri man flew to California, spent two days setting wildfires, then tried to fly home, officials say. He was arrested Monday.

Freddie Graham, 68, hopped on a flight from Missouri to San Jose last Thursday, KPIX reported. After renting a car, he spent the next two days setting fires as he drove the “narrow, windy roads” between Ed Levin Park and the Calaveras Reservoir in the foothills near San Jose, Deputy District Attorney Bud Porter said.

Officials say Graham would light pieces of paper on fire and then toss them out of his window as he drove, The East Bay Times reported. He’s believed to have set at least 13 fires — four on Friday and nine on Saturday — which are collectively referred to as the Reservoir Fire, officials say.

It took hours for firefighters to put out Friday’s blazes, officials say, but Saturday’s proved even more tenacious, taking firefighters the rest of the weekend to extinguish them, The East Bay Times reported. The fire burned more than 128 acres, though no injuries or damaged structures were reported.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 29 2019, @09:04AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 29 2019, @09:04AM (#913197)

    Stupid, reckless, and dangerous, are good words to describe what he allegedly did. No one was killed or injured from the fires he lit. Where do you get the "THIS deserves the death penalty" from?

    So if some idiot starts shooting off randomly in some city from a machine gun, it's all ok, unless someone is killed?

    This is the same sort of shit. Total disregard for safety of others for his own fucked up amusement. I don't support death penalty per say, but life in jail for this? Fuck yes.

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  • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Wednesday October 30 2019, @02:42PM

    by Freeman (732) on Wednesday October 30 2019, @02:42PM (#913716) Journal

    Nowhere did I mention that what the alleged arsonist did was okay. I'm just pointing out that the death penalty is an excessive response. Yes, the death penalty for an idiot randomly firing a machine gun is excessive, if no one's been killed. Also, firing a machine gun in a city at random isn't quite comparing apples to apples with regards to this story. Considering his age, 20 years might still be life in jail.

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