What We Know: A man from Springfield is facing charges after investigators say he intentionally set fire to two vehicles early Monday morning.
What It Means: Richard Vent is charged with two counts of knowingly burning or exploding.
Springfield firefighters responded around 4:30 Monday morning and found two damaged vehicles. Investigators say pieces of cloth, apparently used as wicks, were found in the gas tanks of a Dodge Caravan and Chevrolet Equinox.
What’s Next: : Court documents say Vent admitted to setting the fires during an encounter with Springfield Police. Investigators also recovered cloth and a bottle of charcoal lighter fluid near the scene.
Both vehicles suffered heat and fire damage around their gas tanks.
Vent is being held in the Greene County Jail on a $10,000 bond. He is charged but is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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