Illinois man arrested for arson after Thanksgiving argument with family

An Illinois man was arrested after allegedly intentionally setting his household’s dwelling on hearth following a heated argument on Thanksgiving, police mentioned.

Erik J. Crump, 21, was charged with aggravated arson and home battery in reference to the incident.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned deputies had been referred to as to a house within the 40100 block of North Lone Oak Street in Seaside Park on Thursday round 7:30 p.m. for a reported argument.

Members of the family instructed officers they had been pissed off that Crump was antagonizing others within the dwelling, though officers mentioned no crime had occurred.

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Erik J. Crump, 21, was charged with aggravated arson and residential property hearth. (Lake County Sheriff’s Workplace)

Officers de-escalated the scenario and Crump agreed to stay separated from the household for the rest of the night.

About an hour later, officers returned to the house with reviews of a fireplace.

When firefighters arrived, they noticed a person matching Crump’s description standing alongside the roadway, armed with a knife, earlier than fleeing.

Officers arrange a fringe and a sheriff’s K9 tracked his scent to a useless finish, indicating he might have left in a car.

Crump was later situated at a storage facility within the 39400 block of North Lewis Avenue and brought into custody with out incident.

Detectives mentioned Erik J. Crump used an accelerant to set his bed room on hearth. (Lake County Sheriff’s Workplace)

Detectives decided that after the sooner argument, Crump was instructed he could be evicted. He allegedly returned, used an accelerant to set hearth to his bed room and fled as the hearth unfold, inflicting intensive harm.

The household then observed smoke filling the house and instantly evacuated.

“It’s nothing wanting a blessing that nobody was injured or killed on this mindless act,” Sheriff John D. Idleburg mentioned in a press release. “As households in Lake County sat down for Thanksgiving, our dispatchers answered the decision and our deputies responded.”

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The fireplace triggered intensive harm to the house. (Lake County Sheriff’s Workplace)

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“Our group, together with our firefighting companions, responded inside minutes, secured the world, helped guarantee the hearth was extinguished and took this particular person into custody earlier than anybody else was at risk,” he continued. “I’m extremely pleased with their professionalism and their dedication to retaining our group protected each hour of daily.”

The Lake County Prosecutor’s Workplace, after investigating the circumstances of the incident, accepted costs of aggravated arson and home battery.