Man Burns Down Home Over No Gifts

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FEASTERVILLE, Pa. (AP) - A man angry that he got no presents for Christmas burned down his parents' house early the next morning, police said.

 

Steven Murray, 21, was charged with arson and risking a catastrophe in the blaze that broke out early Sunday. No one was injured.

 

Police said Murray had himself committed to a hospital on Christmas Day, but then signed himself out and walked eight miles home. Later he told police he saw the flames in the distance.

 

But officers said his jacket smelled of smoke and they found a lighter in his pocket and a gas can near the front door.

 

"He was irritated that his family gave him no presents for Christmas," Lower Southampton police officer Peter Liese said.

 

Murray was jailed on $1 million bail. It was not immediately known whether he had a lawyer.

[sf2_ryu]

what a flocking pyscho

[Robert]

He should be sent to work with tsunami victims.

Then he might learn what it's like to have nothing

[sf2_ryu]

He should be sent to work with tsunami victims.

Then he might learn what it's like to have nothing

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whoa i never thought of it that way ur right compared to them he has it all

[Gryph]

Geez, he's 21 years old! What a flocking brat.

[Cominus]

I would have done the same.

[Lucandrake]

lol, damn that is flocked up, I feel sorry for the parents....

[Agozer]

This news is pretty old by now, but still, that's one flocked up dude. Sure, I might be a little disappointed, but I wouldn't burn a house down because of that.

[solidius23]

thats sucks on all ends but u gotta practice a little self control

[Skythe]

I didn't know they could send people to jail over circumstantial evidence again.