PA Man Sets House On Fire With Police Inside: Report

A Pennsylvania man is police custody after authorities say he set his house on fire while state troopers were inside, according to a report from CBS 21.

A Pennsylvania man set his house on fire while state troopers were inside, according to a report.
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Mac Bullock

11/04/2022 5:35 p.m.

John Andrew Young, 59, of Montour County, is charged with three counts of attempted murder, making terroristic threats, and related offenses, state court records show.

Troopers were dispatched to a home on R & H Avenue in Liberty Township at around 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 for a reported domestic disturbance, the outlet wrote.

When officers were inside, investigators say Young retreated to a back room and started a fire with two gas cans, according to CBS 21. Young was quickly located near a back door and arrested after a brief struggle, the outlet added.

Click here for the full story from CBS 21.

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