CrimeSuspect Francis Klettke arrested in Phoenix fire that burned vehicles
Cross burned at church where black pastor was to appear
Authorities in North Carolina say a cross was set on fire at a predominantly white church where a black pastor was scheduled to appear for a revival next month. News outlets report the fire outside Loray Baptist Church in Gastonia on Wednesday burned a cross which had been decorated for Easter and still had a white cloth symbolizing the resurrection of Jesus Christ draped on it. The fire was reported by a homeless man. Pastor Kent Crawford called it odd that the cross was burned as the guest and his family was planning to come to the church.
Francis Klettke was arrested on suspicion of killing his father while camping in Yavapai County. (Photo: Yavapai County Sheriff's Office). Klettke was arrested during a traffic stop Saturday by Union City police. Yuma County detectives were in Union City at the time, as well, to help with the case.
Francis Klettke , 22, was ruled mentally competent to stand trial in February. Officials later released he also showed signs of head trauma. After interviewing campers in the area, Francis Klettke was identified as the primary suspect and later arrested and extradited from Union City.
© Provided by Gannett Co., Inc.A Phoenix man has been arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with a fire that burned through 12 vehicles and an apartment building Tuesday.
Francis Klettke, 23, was sleeping on a bus stop bench Thursday morning near 15th and Highland Avenues when a citizen recognized him from a media release picture of the suspect and called police, Phoenix Fire Department spokesman Captain Rob McDade said.
Klettke was arrested and booked for arson, McDade said.
The fire started Tuesday morning in a Phoenix parking structure, engulfing the dozen vehicles and burning through power lines. It was so intense that it spread to a nearby apartment building near 16th Avenue and Hazelwood Street, according to the Phoenix Fire Department.
Fire consumes 6,000 acres in Tonto National Forest in Arizona
Firefighters have been unable to contain a fast-moving wildfire in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The Mountain Fire, which was reported Friday afternoon, has burned about 6,200 acres in the national forest northeast of Phoenix, according to InciWeb, an interagency emergency management service. The fire was human-caused, officials said, without providing more details. Strong winds are making it difficult to fight the fire, CNN affiliate KPHO reported. Day-use areas and campgrounds near Horseshoe and Bartlett lakes have been closed, creating long lines of vehicles leaving the park, KPHO reported.
The Cranston fire burning in San Bernardino National Forest on Thursday. A man suspected of starting a wildfire in California that has spread over thousands of acres and prompted widespread evacuations was arrested on Wednesday night, the authorities said.
A wildfire has burned through thousands of acres and caused mandatory evacuations in the Idyllwild area of the San Jacinto Mountains on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. WOCHIT.
About 30 firefighters battled the blaze.
No firefighters were injured and the apartment building survived with minimal damage.
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