Man held, is called suspect in 24 fires
I'm sorry I had to snuff that out along with all the other fire stories.
"Man allegedly doused girls with gas" by Brian Ballou | Globe Staff, January 10, 2013
PEMBROKE — A hearing- and speech-impaired man with a history of mental illness was in court Thursday to answer charges of assault to murder after allegedly dousing his girlfriend’s two daughters with gasoline and attempting to ignite a propane tank inside their home.
The first thought is, of course, was he on some type of pharmaceutical.
“He really could have blown up not just his house but this whole area here,” said a neighbor who was among several neighbors interviewed who declined to give their names.
On Wednesday afternoon, a wave of panic swept over the street as firefighters pulled up to the house at 39 Birch St. and police attempted to negotiate with William Rearick, 45, who was still inside, after the girls’ mother got them out of the house.
In an abuse protection order filed in Plymouth District Court after the incident, Rearick’s girlfriend, Lisa Newton, said the day had begun with a morning argument between the two. Prosecutors declined to say what the argument was about.
Not that it is any of my business, but I'm just wondering what is her age.
“I am in fear for my family,” Newton wrote in the affidavit seeking the protection order.
Newton went to work and returned to the house about 3:06 p.m. to find her daughters in their first-floor bedroom soaked in gasoline and Rearick, who is unemployed, in the cellar, according to the abuse protection order affidavit. Newton rushed the girls outside.
After several minutes of negotiations between Rearick and police, he surrendered. He was arrested and taken to Jordan Hospital in Plymouth for evaluation before being arraigned in Plymouth District Court Thursday morning.
Rearick was held without bail and was ordered to undergo a mental competency evaluation before his next court appearance, a dangerousness hearing on Feb. 6.....
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Really, when you think about it in these most dangerous of times, is we need to ban gasoline. And while you are at it ban cars entirely because of drunk driving. Or maybe that means a return to prohibition. Heck, if it's good enough for weed then maybe tobacco should be, cough, cough, cough.... what was I talking about? Oh, yeah, why not ban the knives along with the guns, know what I'm saying?
Also see: Burning My Boston Globes
After seeing the price of gasoline zoom up about 15 cents the last two days I may have to for heat. See anything in today's Globe about that?
