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May 14, 2011

Volunteer Firefighter Tries to Burn Down ATF Agent’s House

A Middletown man has been charged with attempted arson after he tried to set fire to the house of a Bureau of Alcohol Tabacco and Firearms agent in Frederick. John Christopher Woods, a volunteer firefighter, tried to add fuel to the flames of a gas grill outside of the ATF agent’s house. Woods told police he is in love with the agent and she had been ignoring his attempts to contact her.

 
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