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Maryland Man Set Fire To Wife’s Bed During Domestic Dispute — While Kids Slept: Sheriff Maryland Man Set Fire To Wife’s Bed During Domestic Dispute — While Kids Slept: Sheriff
Maryland Man Set Fire To Wife’s Bed During Domestic Dispute — While Kids Slept: Sheriff A Charles County man who agreed to keep the peace by sleeping on his side of the house during a domestic dispute allegedly returned to his wife’s room hours later — with a gas can in hand, investigators say. Omar Shariff Harrison, 49, of Waldorf, was arrested early Friday, Aug. 1, after allegedly pouring gasoline on the bed where his wife was sleeping and lighting the sheets on fire, the Maryland State Fire Marshal said. The terrifying incident happened around 5 a.m. in the 3000 block of Eutaw Forest Drive — while their children were sleeping inside. Deputies had been called to the same ho…

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'Social Media Hobbyist' Set Blaze, Made Fake 911 Calls For Content: Maryland Fire Marshal 'Social Media Hobbyist' Set Blaze, Made Fake 911 Calls For Content: Maryland Fire Marshal
'Social Media Hobbyist' Set Blaze, Made Fake 911 Calls For Content: Maryland Fire Marshal A Maryland social media "hobbyist" who films emergency responses for content was arrested for allegedly setting a building on fire and making false 911 calls to capture footage of firefighters in action, authorities said. Joshua Christian-Stanley Jackson, 21, of Prince Frederick, was taken into custody on Friday, Feb. 28, after investigators determined he was responsible for a vacant commercial building fire in Charles County, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Fire crews responded to 12535 Crain Highway around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, after receiving a 911 call a…

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Daughter Accused Of Lighting Mother's House Ablaze In Maryland: Fire Officials Daughter Accused Of Lighting Mother's House Ablaze In Maryland: Fire Officials
Daughter Accused Of Lighting Mother's House Ablaze In Maryland: Fire Officials A family feud led to attempted murder and arson charges for a 51-year-old woman in Anne Arundel County who allegedly set her mother's Churchton home on fire late last month, officials say. This week, the Anne Arundel County Fire Department announced that Laurie Anne Canvan has been arrested in connection to an early-morning fire that was intentionally set on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at her mother's home. Shortly after 5:45 a.m. on the morning of the fire, members of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department received a call from a woman who advised that her daughter had set fire to the home, though sh…

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Teen Firebugs Charged With Setting Vacant Maryland Duplex On Fire Teen Firebugs Charged With Setting Vacant Maryland Duplex On Fire
Teen Firebugs Charged With Setting Vacant Maryland Duplex On Fire Two teens are facing arson charges in Maryland after allegedly intentionally setting a fire inside a vacant duplex in Allegany County, state officials announced. A joint investigation between the Office of the State Fire Marshal and Cumberland police and fire departments led to the apprehension of two 13-year-old teens in Cumberland who are charged with setting an early morning fire in the 100 block of Grand Avenue this week. Shortly after 5 a.m. on Tuesday, July 12, the fire marshal said that members of the Cumberland Fire Department responded and discovered a fire within a two-story, vac…

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Maryland Man Accused Of Setting Estranged Wife's Mustang On Fire: Officials Maryland Man Accused Of Setting Estranged Wife's Mustang On Fire: Officials
Maryland Man Accused Of Setting Estranged Wife's Mustang On Fire: Officials A serial burner is facing charges in Maryland after being busted for allegedly setting a Mustang on fire that belonged to his estranged wife, authorities announced. In Cecil County, Aaron William Repsher, 35, was arrested following an investigation into a car fire that was reported inside a Rising Sun garage that was intentionally set on Sunday, June 26. At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Deputy State Fire Marshals responded to a Wilson Road home after the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun extinguished a fire within a detached, two-car garage, officials said. Firefighters told inves…

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by Zak Failla