Fort Wayne Man Accused of Cutting Off His Genitals, Using It in Alleged Arson Fire

Indiana Man Charged With Arson After Allegedly Using Severed Genitals to Start Garage Fire

An Indiana man has been charged with felony arson after police alleged he severed his own genitals and used them to start a fire inside his mother's detached garage, according to court records. Christopher Michael Peden, 36, of Fort Wayne, is accused of pouring petrol over the severed body part before setting it alight during the incident on 6 May. Investigators allege he then left the garage and was later found nearby with serious self-inflicte…

Arsonist accused of using penis to set fire to mum’s home

A man’s gruesome self-mutilation act could lead to him spending more than a decade behind bars.

Man 'cuts off his own penis and uses it to set fire to a garage'

Christopher Peden, 36, initially told police he had been stabbed in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but later admitted he had cut off his own penis with a kitchen knife.

Fort Wayne man allegedly cut off his genital and used it to commit arson. Now he faces a felony charge

A 36-year-old Fort Wayne man is facing a felony charge of arson after he allegedly removed his own genitals and used the body part to commit the crime, 21 Alive News reported. Christopher Peden now faces a potential prison sentence of up to 12 years because of the incident. The situation began in May when the Fort Wayne Fire Department received a dispatch for a garage fire. At the exact same time, officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department w…

Man cut off his own genitals and used them as kindling to burn down the family garage, police say

Inset: Christopher Michael Peden (Allen County Sheriff’s Department). Background: The Allen County Jail in Fort Wayne, Ind. (Google Maps). An Indiana man was recently arrested after starting a fire with his genitals, according to law enforcement in the Hoosier State. Christopher Michael Peden, 36, stands accused of felony arson, according to the Allen County Prosecutor’s...

Indiana man cuts off own penis, then uses the severed member to start a fire in neighbor’s garage

A man from Indiana has been accused of starting a fire in his neighbor’s garage by using his own severed penis as kindling for the flames. You read that right, Christopher Peden allegedly cut off his own private parts before dousing his member in gasoline and using it to set a fire on his neighbor’s property. Peden, 36, a resident of Fort Wayne initially told cops that he had been stabbed somewhere in the city’s downtown area according to court …