Maine Man Arrested After Setting His House on Fire to Get Firefighters' Attention

Brown’s desperate bid for rescue ended not in jail, but with a suspended sentence and 150 hours of community service. Diagnosed with autism and described as “extremely remorseful,” his story now fuels debate over mental health and emergency services misuse in viral crime news.
Maine man torches his own house after 80 ignored calls—proving that sometimes, you really *can* set boundaries with fire.

















