ペンシルベニア州ニューケンジントンで3月29日、義理の兄弟の自宅に故意に火を放ったとして、アンソニー・モハメド容疑者（37）が逮捕された。この火災により、子供を含む最大10人の住民が避難のために屋根から飛び降りる事態となった。
ウェストモアランド郡地方検事局は、モハメド容疑者を殺人未遂罪6件、加重放火罪、およびその他の罪で起訴した。防犯カメラの映像と消防局長による調査の結果、同容疑者が午前8時直前、マッキャーゴ・ストリートにある住宅に対し、直接炎を出す器具を使用して放火した容疑者として特定された。
A 23-year-old Minnesota man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to setting fire to his ex-girlfriend's townhome while her family was inside.
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Hawa Hassan, a 30-year-old woman from Columbus, Ohio, faces felony arson charges after allegedly setting fire to her apartment while threatening to kill her four children. The children escaped unharmed and are now in custody of Franklin County Children's Services. Police say Hassan admitted to starting the fire.
Three people died in an April 5 explosion at a home in Troy, Illinois. Prosecutors have now charged the homeowners and their adult son in connection with the blast.
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A 61-year-old man in St. Paul, Minnesota, has been charged with first-degree assault after allegedly shooting a 17-year-old boy, the son of a man he blamed for a fire that killed his own son last year. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon in the 1500 block of Hoyt Avenue East. The victim is expected to survive after surgery for wounds to his liver, lung and ribs.