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...claimed that former family friend Ricky Chavis killed King, allegedly to protect his sexual relationship with Alex. Trial watchers wondering what would happen if Chavis and the boys were convicted of the same crime never got to find out. The brothers were found guilty of second-degree murder and arson, and Chavis--to the amazement of the boys' jury--was acquitted. "I was so shocked," forewoman Lynne Schwarz told the Pensacola News Journal. She voted to let the boys off with second-degree murder because she was convinced Chavis did the deed. But attorneys close to the case...
...fire service's least discussed secrets: firebugs in the firehouse. In the past year alone, firefighters have been accused in at least 10 states of setting blazes in homes, schools, public buildings and woods. In Lancaster, Pa., a fireman was sentenced to jail in February for eight cases of arson committed over a four-year period. In Long Island, N.Y., a fireman was arrested for burning his own firehouse...
...State Fire Marshals (NASFM), "to be there with the rest of the men putting the fire out." As seems to be the case in the Arizona fire, there may also be a financial incentive. For part-time firemen who get paid by the blaze, the odd bit of arson can be a handy way to generate cash flow...
...Fortunately, spotting such unstable personalities may be easy. Most municipal fire departments require career candidates to submit to psychological screening. But since it is the volunteers - often in rural areas - who commit the most arson, plenty of dangerous characters still slip by. Two years ago, South Carolina passed a law requiring registration and background checks of professional and volunteer firefighters. Delaware already requires screening for ambulance drivers and a similar rule for firefighters is likely to follow. This week, delegates from 25 states will gather in New York City for the annual meeting of the NASFM, during which the topic...
...disturbed the campfire circle to allow flames to travel out into the forest. He charged that there had been no letter; that John Barton denied ever writing letters to her; that her love-gone-bad story was the silly fiction of a cornered firebug. If found guilty on four arson charges, she will face 17 to 65 years in prison...