Sunday, March 31, 2013

Man upset with wife's snoring set her pants on fire

A Salt Lake City man was charged on Thursday with setting fire to his wife's clothing because he was upset about her snoring.

Bryce Ray Whitaker, 60, was charged with aggravated arson, a first-degree felony. Whitaker told police he and his wife had been arguing about "her snoring and her stuff."


Photo from here.

When his wife went to take a nap, he lit a pair of her pants and a box on fire, the charges state. When the fire got out of control, he roused his wife, who was sleeping in the basement.

Police responded to Whitaker's home to investigate the fire, determining it began in the northwest corner of the home. Whitaker told police he used the gas stove to light a long tapered candle, then ignited the blaze.

2 comments:

Ratz said...

I misread that as "he lit a pair of her pants and her box on fire".

Anonymous said...

Where is Betty Whitaker live?