Car Gets Towed, Shed Goes Up In Flames: Two Arrested In Maryland Arson Revenge Plot
A towed car sparked a fiery act of revenge in Maryland, and now two men are behind bars, accused of turning a parking dispute into an arson plot.
Clayton John Baynard III, 36, of Federalsburg, and Reuben Jerome Johnson Jr., 36, of New Castle, Delaware, have been arrested following an investigation into an intentionally set fire at the Federal Manor Apartment Complex in Caroline County, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office.
Investigators say Johnson wanted revenge over a vehicle that had been towed from the property and enlisted Baynard to set the fire.
Baynard allegedly ob…
Plumstead Squatter Sets Fire At Abandoned Home, Injuring Female Firefighter, Prosecutor Says
A 21-year-old man accused of illegally living in an abandoned Jersey Shore home has been charged with setting a fire that injured a firefighter, authorities said.
Matthew Waldman,a Plumsted Township resident, was charged Sunday, Oct. 11, in connection with the fire that broke out behind a home on Maple Avenue the previous afternoon, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.
At 4:30 p.m., firefighters and police were called to the property and found flames throughout a detached garage behind the home, Billhimer said.
A female firefighter injured her hand while battling the blaze and w…
Teen Torched Grocery Store Bathroom Before Armed Foot Chase In Milton: Cops
A Capital Region teenager attempted to start a fire at a local grocery store, then threatened people with a knife, police said.
Samuel W. Carter, 18, of Providence, was arrested following the chaotic scene at a Milton shopping center next to Saratoga County Airport, the county sheriff’s office said Monday, Oct. 5.
Carter first took a quart of oil from a Hannaford grocery store around 8:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, then poured it onto the bathroom floor and a cardboard box, police said. He then set them on fire, intentionally damaging the business, according to investigators.
Additionally, Carte…
Teenage Daughter Killed In Intentional Explosion Dad Admitted To Setting: Court Docs
A Pennsylvania father accused of intentionally blowing up his family's home, killing his 19-year-old daughter and injuring his estranged wife, has admitted to killing the teen.
Brian Jeffrey Shelleby, 47, of Castle Shannon, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and aggravated arson causing bodily injury in a negotiated plea before Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Bruce R. Beemer on Monday, Aug. 10, court records show.
Shelleby is awaiting sentencing, which is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10 at 9 a.m. in Courtroom 510, according to his docket. He remains in the Allegheny C…
Blazing Outbuilding In Hoosick Leads To Neighbor’s Arrest: Police
A residential fire that torched an outbuilding in the Capital Region was deliberately set by a neighbor, police said Monday, Aug. 10.
James R. Young, 44, of Hoosick, intentionally torched a pile of debris on his property on State Route 67 on Wednesday, Aug. 5, New York State Police said.
The fire then spread to a neighboring property, where it reached an outbuilding that caught fire and was destroyed, investigators said. A plethora of local fire crews arrived around 7 p.m. to extinguish the flames.
Young was arrested at the scene, according to state police. He was arraigned in Schaghticoke…
Harrison Jones Sentenced After Driving 700+ Miles To Torch Bensalem Home, Kill Dogs: DA
A Michigan man who drove more than 700 miles to torch a Pennsylvania home while six people were inside—killing two dogs and nearly taking multiple lives—has been sentenced, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.
Harrison Jones, of Rockford, Michigan, was convicted of six counts of attempted homicide, arson, risking catastrophe, and related offenses for the early morning fire on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.
Flames consumed the two-story home on the 5200 block of Merganser Way in Bensalem just before 5:30 a.m., resulting in a total loss. Six adult residents were injured while escaping the…
Three Injured Battling Snowy Newark 2-Alarm Blaze: Police
Three people were injured after a firefighter broke out on a snowy night in Newark, early Monday morning, Jan. 26, authorities said.
At 1:43 a.m., firefighters responded to 81 Wakeman Ave. on a call of fire, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. A 2nd alarm was transmitted at 2:09 a.m., Miranda said.
The fire was declared under control at 3:09 a.m., Miranda said. One firefighter suffered a burn to his inner thigh, and two residents were evaluated on scene by EMS and transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment, Miranda said.
Four families, including eight adul…
Man In Yellow Tracksuit Arrested For Throwing Lit Cigarette Into Lyndhurst Mailbox: Cops
A suspect accused of throwing a lit cigarette into a mailbox outside the Lyndhurst Post Office, damaging mail and starting a fire, has been apprehended following a multi-agency investigation, authorities said.
Lyndhurst police were dispatched at 11:22 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, to 436 Valley Brook Ave., the Lyndhurst branch of the United States Post Office, on a report of a man who threw a lit cigarette into a mailbox, Police Capt. Paul Haggerty said.
The caller and an eyewitness described the suspect as a man wearing a yellow tracksuit who was seen walking west on Valley Brook Avenue, a…
Mass Teen, Man Charged In Explosion At Harvard Medical School; FBI Details What Agents Found
The FBI says two Massachusetts men have been arrested after an explosion shook a building at Harvard Medical School.
Logan David Patterson, 18, of Plymouth, and Dominique Frank Cardoza, 20, of Cardoza, are accused of setting off a Roman candle firework inside the Goldenson Building at 220 Longwood Avenue in Boston, federal investigators said.
Agents with the Boston Joint Terrorism Task Force made the arrests with help from Harvard University Police.
Ted Dox, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston office, said the two bragged about what they did and then tried to cover it up.&nbs…
Prosecutor Probing After Dover Mayor's Auto Repair Shop Destroyed By Fire
A fire that tore through JD Automatic & Truck, a commercial building owned by Dover Mayor James Dodd, is under investigation, authorities said.
The blaze broke out around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, at 331 Richards Ave., Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll. Dover police and fire crews responded to find the building engulfed in flames. Firefighters from Netcong, Mount Tabor, Roxbury, Picatinny, Denville, and Wharton assisted in bringing the fire under control.
This evening, at approximately 7:30 pm, Netcong Fire Department was requested to respond into Dover for the RIC... Posted …
PA Gov. Shapiro’s Mansion Firebomber Cody Balmer Sentenced — Watch New Video Evidence
Cody A. Balmer has pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro in a firebombing attack that endangered 22 people inside the Governor’s Mansion in Harrisburg, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Balmer admitted to all charges, including attempted murder, aggravated arson, 22 counts of arson (one for each person endangered), burglary, and related offenses, according to Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo.
The Sentence
Judge Deborah E. Curcillo accepted a plea agreement in which Balmer, 38, was sentenced to a state correctional institution for 2…
