Posted on 02/22/2025 8:44:36 PM PST by BenLurkin
A Michigan man is in prison after driving more than 730 miles to Pennsylvania to set fire to a home where his ex-girlfriend’s new love interest was living, police said Monday.
Police in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, said the suspect set fire to the home a little after 5 a.m. on Feb. 10. Law enforcement and fire officials responded to the house — which was “fully engulfed” — and located six adults who had evacuated, including one who jumped out of a second-story window to escape, Bensalem Police’s Director of Public Safety William McVey said at the news conference Monday.
“At the time the fire started, all the residents in the house were sleeping. This is obviously a nightmare for anyone,” McVey said.
McVey also said the home’s residents were able to escape thanks to the actions of the “mother of that house,” who investigated suspicious noises and discovered the fire before it spread to the whole home.
“It’s a miracle they all survived, and we credit the mother of that house for taking the actions that she did to protect her family and ensure that they all lived,” McVey said.
Detectives with the Bensalem Police identified a suspect — 21-year-old Harrison Jones — after studying surveillance footage of a 2021 black Volkswagen Passat that had arrived in the neighborhood a few hours before the fire began.
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He was all fired up about her.
I’m Gonna Burn Your Playhouse Down - George Jones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sPDbm7u6L4
We once drove over 1,000 miles... To see Carlos Santana. All that ended up burning were his guitar licks.
What a stupid reason for spending the rest of your life in prison.
2 attempted murders
4 attempted manslaughter.
That’s going to result in a fat sentence.
Oneitis. Kill the inner beta, before the inner beta kills you.
I heard that he drove his ex mother in law’s next door neighbor’s car.
That’s some serious dedication.
Must of been a fan of the Doors
Come on Baby Light My Fire
https://youtu.be/cq8k-ZbsXDI?si=EoCx8UP-auIlcsxp
But women shouldn’t vote because men are so stable...
“Detectives with the Bensalem Police identified a suspect — 21-year-old Harrison Jones — after studying surveillance footage of a 2021 black Volkswagen Passat that had arrived in the neighborhood a few hours before the fire began.”
The way it works is that the victims tell the police who they suspect, and then the police simply type-in the car into their network of License Plate Cameras, and if they get hits, they’ve got their man. Cell phones also work good, but people are getting wise to them - not so much License Plate Cameras - yet.
..And after all of that, she STILL doesn’t want you!
What a Bonehead!
Remember the story from 2007. Astronaut Lisa Nowak drove over 900 miles from Texas to Florida wearing a diaper to confront astronaut ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend.
If she leaves, especially for another guy, walk away. She’s not worth it.
Touche’!
According to the article, the car belonged to his Daddy. Well, he had fun fun fun til the cops took Daddy’s Passat away. Hunka hunka burnin love.
Glad all escaped with their lives. I hope they put that dead-eyed psycho away for a long time.
I do. In fact we discussed it on here. She arrived at the Orlando Airport the same time the girlfriend did. She was going east and the girlfriend was headed south. They arrived at the same place at the same time. And nothing happened to her because of who she was.
I remember the thread(s) about it when it happened. At that time, it was a pretty bizarre story, but there been even more bizarre stories to discuss on FR in the years that have gone by.
The suspects car still had the radio blasting away Billy Joel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLKWw542g
Burning down the house!
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