A Utah man arrested for starting a wildfire told authorities he was trying to burn a spider with a lighter
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By Claudia Dominguez, CNN A 26-year-old man who was arrested for starting a wildfire told Utah authorities he had been attempting to kill a spider with a lighter when he started the blaze, according to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office.
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A Utah man has been arrested on accusations he started a wildfire while trying to burn a spider with his lighter. A probable cause statement says 26-year-old Cory Allan Martin
SPRINGVILLE, Utah (KSL.com) — A fire burning in Springville, Utah was started by a man who was trying to kill a spider Monday afternoon, police say. Reports of a fire “north of town on the mountainside” came in just before 5 p.m., the Springville Fire department said.
The Utah County Sheriff's Office said that deputies arrested a hiker with a jar of weed for allegedly starting a 60-acre wildfire while trying to kill a spider.
By Claudia Dominguez, CNN A 26-year-old man who was arrested for starting a wildfire told Utah authorities he had been attempting to kill a spider with a lighter when he started the blaze, according to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office.
Police have arrested a Utah man they say started a 60-acre wildfire by trying to kill a spider with a lighter on Monday. The man has been mocked on social media.
A 26-year-old man who was arrested for starting a wildfire told Utah authorities he had been attempting to kill a spider with a lighter when he started the blaze, according
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