Man Accused of Mutilating His Genitals and Using Them to Start a Fire in His Mother's House
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
A man from Indiana faces a felony charge after allegedly cutting off his genitals and using the severed organ to ignite a fire in a garage, authorities reported. Christopher Peden, a 36-year-old from Fort Wayne, Indiana, is charged with arson, a felony, in connection with a fire he allegedly started in his mother's garage on May 6, according to court documents. Fort Wayne firefighters were dispatched to the garage fire around the same time local police received a call about a stabbing, according to court documents. At the scene, Peden initially told authorities he had been stabbed downtown and that someone had threatened him the day before. Later, at the hospital, he told an officer that he entered the garage around 2 a.m. and used a kitchen knife to mutilate his genitals, according to court documents.
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