A man, who had been receiving assistance from The Salvation Army in Florida for several months, reportedly set fire to the charity’s building just as it was preparing for its busiest season, reports Law and Crime.
Kissimmee police and fire crews were alerted to the scene on Monday evening, where they found the building engulfed in smoke and flames. Witnesses indicated that the fire may have been intentionally started.
Responding officers approached a man named Cordearo Mable, 37, who was standing in close proximity.
“I’m most likely going to jail,”
Mable told an officer at the scene.
“You’re going to have to process me in a second.”
When the officer asked him why, he allegedly replied,
“I did it.”
The officer asked Mable what he meant, and he allegedly said,
“That sh– is burning right now.”
According to a probable cause arrest affidavit obtained by Law and Crime, Mable reportedly expressed to the police that he had been feeling mistreated by one of the few establishments in Kissimmee that provided support to homeless individuals. The document stated that an employee at the facility informed Mable that his
“services were complete,”
leading to his eviction on Monday morning.
Mable reacted angrily to this and told staff they would
“all burn up”
and
“I’m setting the Salvation Army on fire.”
The employee contacted the authorities who later arrived at the scene. Mable reportedly warned staff and police saying,
“Arrest me now, or you are going to have to do it later because I will get my revenge.”
Mable reportedly returned to the building.
He told officers that he broke in after he had found a rock near the train tracks and stolen a bottle of lighter fluid. He admitted to pouring the fluid throughout the hallways and side offices, igniting it with a lighter. As a result of these actions, Mable has been arrested and charged with arson and burglary.
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