JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WBTV) – A man was arrested after he allegedly set his own house ablaze in North Carolina this past weekend, then stole a fire department truck when crews arrived.
Sister-station WITN reported that the fire broke out along Nelson Drive in Jacksonville just after 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22.
Once firefighters arrived, the news station said a Jacksonville Fire Department battalion command vehicle was stolen. An arrest warrant alleged that 31-year-old Anthony Michael Biz was the one who stole the truck, which was a 2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty.
The truck was reportedly later found at another house, about 30 minutes away in neighboring Pender County.
During the investigation, 31-year-old Anthony Michael Biz was arrested and charged with the following offenses:
Fraudulently burning a dwellingLarceny of a motor vehiclePossession of a stolen motor vehicleMisdemeanor unauthorized burning
Records showed Biz was taken to the Onslow County jail and was initially denied bond by a magistrate before it was later set at $90,000 by a judge during a Nov. 24 court appearance.
Before that court appearance, Biz’s father told WITN that the system failed his son but did not expound on the claim.
WITN reported that nobody was hurt in the house fire allegedly set by Biz.
Jacksonville is near the North Carolina coast, about 30 minutes inland from Camp Lejeune.
Anthony Michael Biz(Onslow County Sheriff’s Office via WITN)
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