A Missouri man whom witnesses said was “watching” and “laughing” while a house burned down was charged with arson.
The Independence Fire Department in Independence said in a Facebook post that firefighters responded to a house fire on the morning of Nov. 20. The department said no one inside was injured, and the fire was being investigated. According to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime, 35-year-old Tylor A. Burghoff was arrested by the Independence Police Department about two blocks from the home after a witness told officers he saw a man matching Burghoff’s description “watching the fire and laughing.”
Police officers said that when they detained Burghoff and searched him, they found two lighters in the pockets of his pants. He was brought to the police station and questioned by detectives after he was read his rights. Burghoff denied that he was at the house or that he had anything to do with the fire…