arson firegeezer on 28 Jan 2008 08:19 pm
Off-Duty Dallas FF Nabbed On Arson Charge
DALLAS, TEXAS, FIRE UNITS AND POLICE ARRIVED AT a grass fire around 3:30 AM on Monday morning. The police observed a man nearby get into a truck and drive away.
They followed him and pulled him over. After finding alcohol in the cab and a gasoline can in the truck bed, they gave him a field sobriety test which he failed.
It was then disclosed that he was Michael Taylor, an off-duty Dallas firefighter who has been on the department for seven years. The police have charged him with driving while intoxicated. He has been placed on administrative leave while the DFD investigates his role in setting the fire.
Channel 5 has a VIDEO REPORT.
