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PITTSTON \u2014 A Pittston man was arraigned Monday on allegations that he attempted to set a mattress on fire with a candle inside the residence of an ex-girlfriend.<\/p>\n
Willie Jamal McCoy, 42, of Cliff Street, sent videos he recorded of himself holding a lit candle to a mattress to his ex-girlfriend, threatening to burn the building late Sunday night, according to court records.<\/p>\n
When officers arrived at the scene, McCoy claimed he was a sovereign citizen, crossed his arms, and resisted arrest, court records say.<\/p>\n
In court records, police say they found candle wax on the mattress.<\/p>\n
McCoy\u2019s ex-girlfriend told police, according to court records, McCoy had been acting erratically and claimed he was the \u201cchosen one.\u201d<\/p>\n
McCoy was arraigned by District Judge Brian Tupper of Kingston Township on charges of arson and related offenses, risking a catastrophe, terroristic threats, and resisting arrest. McCoy was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility without bail as he was deemed a flight risk and a danger to the community.<\/p>\n
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