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San Benito man, 69, sets car on fire after wife ignores calls: Sheriff

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SAN BENITO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A 69-year-old man was taken into custody after he allegedly set his vehicle on fire because his wife did not answer his phone calls, the Cameron County Sheriff's Office announced Friday. Gilberto Montemayor was charged with arson, a second-degree felony, and terroristic threats, a Class A misdemeanor, according to a news [...]

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Gilberto Montemayor, 69, was arrested last Thursday, March 12 after he bothered his wife, with whom he has marital problems, and allegedly set his car and house on fire, reported the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office. The incident that Montemayor is in trouble occurred in a house on the 27000 block of the Kornegay cart in San Benito. Agents of the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office were sent to the place around 7:22 a.m., reported in a statement.

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Telemundo McAllen (40) broke the news in on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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