Grass fire leads to dog-fighting ring, pot, suicide
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ROMANCE, Ark. — White County authorities say a man apparently killed himself after firefighters battling a grass blaze stumbled across an illegal dog-fighting ring and investigators found an indoor marijuana-growing operation on property where he lived.
William R. Stewart, 62, was seen outside his rural home by volunteer firefighters as they fought the flames Thursday. But he was later found inside the home, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to White County Detective Phillip Miller.
Also found in the home after investigators broke through a locked door, Miller said, were 38 firearms — 22 rifles and 16 handguns. Many of the weapons were strategically placed, Miller said, with one by each window and exterior door of the house, including a bathroom window. (more…)
