Man Burns Down Home to Justify High Water Bill
Water bills get Fort Lauderdale man all riled up
By BRIAN HAMACHER
Updated 2:00 PM EDT, Thu, Mar 11, 2010
A drunk Fort Lauderdale man had enough with the water bills on his mobile home, so he decided the only way to handle it was to burn the house to the ground.
Johnny Dossey, 43, was arrested yesterday after his home on the 1300 block of SW 21st Terrace exploded from the gasoline he poured on it, according to the Miami Herald.
Firefighters extinguished the fire before it could spread to other mobile homes. Police caught up to the hot under the collar Dossey as he was leaving the mobile home park.
The water bill was reportedly $70, so we figure Dossey got his money's worth in a very twisted sort of way.
The now-homeless Dossey is charged with first-degree arson. Police believe he may have been drunk when he set the house on fire.
First Published: Mar 11, 2010 1:26 PM EDT
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