A man in the United States has been charged with aggravated arson for setting his own home on fire, after he had second thoughts about moving in with his girlfriend.
Jordan James Berghout of Clearfield, Utah was charged with the felony on Tuesday, May 25, as per NBC affiliate KSL News on the same day. It is said that when police questioned him about the fire that destroyed his home, he admitted that he was the one who started it.
Berghout told authorities that his girlfriend had been planning to live with him in his trailer but “things with her had not been going well lately.” He then decided to set fire to his home to get out ofthe new living arrangement.
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