Maryland Volunteer Pleads Guilty to Arson

SALISBURY, Md. - A volunteer firefighter has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit arson in a fire set in a vacant home a year ago.

Twenty-two-year-old Kyle James Bradley entered the plea Wednesday in Wicomico County Circuit Court. Sentencing was set for April 7.

The fire set in a vacant house near Mardela Springs in March 2009 caused $100,000 in damage.

Two other men also have been charged in the incident.
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Information from: The Daily Times of Salisbury, Md., http://www.delmarvanow.com/

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Permalink Reply by Roy Walker on March 25, 2010 at 9:42am

Is there something in the water lately ?

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Permalink Reply by Paul Montpetit on March 25, 2010 at 10:50am

Another black eye for the Fire Service....

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Permalink Reply by Jack/dt on March 25, 2010 at 11:28am

What's to be surprised about? He's a male, twenties, (almost certainly white) and a volunteer.
Only real surprise is that there are not more of them starting fires.

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Permalink Reply by Rusty Mancini on March 25, 2010 at 11:35am

A national registry for convicted firefighters of arson is whats needed in this country. This is why you really need to check out who is applying to your department. He will eventually be eligible for parole in the future, and with a national data base on these idiots, it would be helpful in the hiring process...

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Permalink Reply by Art "ChiefReason" Goodrich on March 25, 2010 at 1:16pm

Jack:
You left out that more fires are being set in the east/northeast part of the country.
Yeah; probably a drinker too.
Are they setting more fires or are just more of them finally getting caught/turned in?
Seems like a rash of them, though.

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Permalink Reply by Jack/dt on March 25, 2010 at 1:27pm

Art,
I think it's less geographic and more demographic.
With 300 plus million or so people in this country, we see more of everything simply because there are more people to do it.
If it wasn't for FFN most of us probably wouldn't even hear of these arrests/convictions. Nice to have a clearing house for all things firefighter, especially the bad. Makes research much easier if one needed it.