Police: Man Uses Lit Fuel Tank to Threaten Family
A local man has been charged with threatening to burn his house while his family was inside, authorities said.
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John McLeod, of 4765 Jackie Hood Lane, was charged with attempted murder, second-degree kidnapping and arson. He was being held in the Cumberland County Detention Center on a $150,700 secured bond.
Investigators said McLeod placed a lit butane tank against the family's house to prevent his wife and children from leaving. He then moved the lit tank to underneath the family car when his 15-year-old son put McLeod's 7-year-old daughter into the car, police said.
No one was injured in the incident.
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