RIVERVIEW, Fla. – A Riverview man is in custody following a series of alarming incidents along South U.S. Highway 301 on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
Deputies from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Walter Woolever, 38, after he allegedly committed arson and theft and threatened a citizen with a knife.
The series of events began when Woolever reportedly set two fires. The first occurred inside the bathroom of a RaceTrac gas station on South U.S. Highway 301, followed by a second fire set outside a nearby, as yet unnamed, business. Authorities estimate the total damages caused by the blazes to be approximately $11,000…