Leslie Winchester, the volunteer firefighter accused of causing at least 4 fires in Tennessee.
a volunteer firefighter of Tennessee, United States, was arrested for at least provoking four fires which completely destroyed a church, an old firehouse and an empty house.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) confirmed this Leslie Roy Winchester19, caused the Waverly fires in early June. The most disturbing thing is that we still don’t know why he did it.
The Humphreys County Sheriff’s Office, in turn, assured that Leslie has already confessed to starting some of the fires. “We were able to interview the boy and get a good confession,” the bailiff said. Chris Davis.
Winchester on local TV.
Davis also provided unusual information: Leslie allegedly helped fight some of the fires he caused himself. “In fact, he went to the site of some of these fires. He actually he was… fighting these fires, ”the sheriff said.
“In four of these fires there were people who were injured. I know we had a little girl, a firefighter who had to go to the hospital and another who stepped on a nail. And when you’re in a small rural county like this, you rely on volunteers and then you find it’s one of yours, it’s frustrating, ”Davis concluded, detailing the further fallout from the fires.
The first fire was last month, while four others allegedly caused by the arsonist occurred between 1 and 8 July in different parts of the community.
Winchester would help fight the fires it caused.
The volunteer was charged with three counts of aggravated arson, three for arson, six for trespassing and six for vandalism for over $ 10,000. After being suspected, Leslie was given a $ 1,746,000 bail.
a viral fire
In recent weeks, the video of a drunk man dancing in the middle of a wedding and causing an unusual fire with some sparkle of “stars”. Everything could have ended much worse.
The video begins with the man moving erratically with a glow in each hand, towards what appears to be the door to the room.
In the midst of his ridiculous dance, the protagonist does not notice that with one of the “stars” he lights an ornamental plant that is on a barrel.
It occurs immediately a great glow.
All present begin to scream and run except him, who continues to dance as if nothing had happened.
When the man realizes what he has done, he tries to put out the fire with one blow. Although there is a shortcut in the video, we can see that the man pushes the burning plant to the ground and starts stepping on it with the aim of suffocating the flames. With the help of a few others, you can contain the fire.
With the situation under control, the character is challenged by a woman and, without caring about anything, he continues with his dance as if nothing had happened.
On Twitter, the video uploaded by PointsBet Sportsbook was viewed by nearly 9 million people and garnered hundreds of thousands of likes. A complete success.
“The man here, because he’s a ‘lovely smiling lout’, somehow gets the benefit of the doubt, really? He didn’t realize he started a fire and cleaned his arm. He is clearly drunk, absolutely. He needs some control to stay online, “said one user.
Another person noticed a key gesture: a guest noticed that there were curtains near the establishment, closed them in time and prevented the fire from getting bigger.
Source: Clarin
