Add The New York Post on Google His arson plan was a bunch of junk.
A firebug in Indiana cut off his own penis, dumped gasoline on it — then used it to light a blaze inside a neighbor’s garage, according to police.
Christopher Peden, 36, of Fort Wayne, allegedly copped to giving himself the shaft after first claiming he was stabbed, according to court documents.
Peden told cops he “harmed himself” inside the garage in Fort Wayne by “cutting off his penis” with a kitchen knife on May 6, FOX 59 reported.
The arsonist cut off his own penis, dumped gasoline on it — then used it to light a blaze inside a neighbor’s garage, according to police. Andrew – stock.adobe.com During the totally nuts kindling plan, he poured gasoline on his severed genitals and “set it on fire on the floor of the garage just inside the door,” according to court documents cited by the station.
When Peden later ran into police, he claimed he’d been slashed in the city’s downtown area, according to the court documents.
But he soon copped to being “dishonest” about the stabbing and told investigators he “wanted to be truthful,” according to the court docs.
Investigators collected evidence from the garage, including a red plastic gas container, four lighters and a kitchen knife.
Peden was charged with arson and is due in court next week.
