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Fort Wayne Man Accused of Cutting Off His Genitals, Using It in Alleged Arson Fire
Court records say Christopher Peden faces up to 12 years in prison after police say he used gasoline and a kitchen knife to start the fire.
- A 36-year-old Fort Wayne resident, Christopher Peden, faces a felony arson charge for allegedly using his own dismembered genitals to ignite a garage fire, an offense carrying a potential prison sentence of up to 12 years.
- Documents indicate the incident occurred around 2 a.m. in May when Peden entered the garage and used a kitchen knife to commit the act, then walked away until finding police.
- While investigating the scene, the Fort Wayne Fire Department located a gasoline container, four lighters, and a kitchen knife; court records do not detail whether the dismembered organ was recovered.
- Although Peden initially claimed he was stabbed downtown, he allegedly admitted to hospital officers that he had been dishonest, later confessing to pouring gasoline on the organ and setting it ablaze.
- Peden is due back in court next week to set trial dates for the arson charge, which will determine his legal path forward in the felony case.
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Court Docs: Indiana Man Charged with Arson Cut Off Genitals, Set Them On Fire
Source: FOX 59 / FOX 59 FORT WAYNE, Ind. – What started as an investigation into a stabbing and arson took a disturbing turn in Fort Wayne after a man admitted he’d set his own genitals on fire. On May 6, the Fort Wayne Fire Department investigated a fire at a detached garage. Around the same time, police were responding to a reported stabbing, according to a probable cause affidavit. The property owners of the garage said a neighbor woke them u…
Fort Wayne man accused of cutting off his genitals and using them to commit arson
While at the hospital, Peden reportedly told an officer he was dishonest at the stabbing scene and wanted to be truthful. He said that at about 2 a.m., he went into the garage and used a kitchen knife to cut…
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