The Brief
- Fort Worth authorities arrested a 17-year-old suspected serial arsonist after five car fires.
- Investigators linked the fires using neighborhood surveillance videos across South Fort Worth.
- Officials say the suspect is expected to be prosecuted as an adult, ending weeks of fear.
FORT WORTH, Texas – Fort Worth fire and police investigators say the arsonist who was terrorizing South Fort Worth is now off the street.
Five car fires were torched between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.
Fort Worth car arson arrest
The latest:
Fort Worth’s chief fire investigator says nabbing the suspect was challenging with no license plate to help identify him, but eventually they managed to track his path through a series of videos from different neighbors. …