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Man accused of cutting off his genitals, using them to start a fire, authorities say
Police say Christopher Peden admitted to starting the fire with gasoline and a knife, and investigators found a container, four lighters and a knife at the scene.
- Christopher Peden, 36, faces one count of arson after allegedly setting fire to his mother's detached garage in Fort Wayne, Ind. on May 6.
- Documents say Peden confessed that, at about 2 a.m., he entered the garage and used a kitchen knife to cut off his genitals, then poured gasoline on them to ignite the structure.
- Investigators discovered a gasoline container, four BIC lighters, and a knife at the scene; the fire also damaged two additional properties and two vehicles.
- While receiving treatment at a hospital, Peden told officers he was "dishonest" about a downtown Fort Wayne stabbing and wanted to be truthful regarding the garage fire.
- Facing up to 12 years in prison if convicted, Peden is due in Allen County court next week to set trial dates for the felony arson charge.
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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…
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