FORT WAYNE, Ind. – What started as an investigation into a stabbing and arson took a disturbing turn in Fort Wayne after a man admitted he’d set his own genitals on fire.
On May 6, the Fort Wayne Fire Department investigated a fire at a detached garage. Around the same time, police were responding to a reported stabbing, according to a probable cause affidavit.
The property owners of the garage said a neighbor woke them up to alert them to the fire. The owners noticed a family member, 36-year-old Christopher Peden, was missing.
Meantime, Fort Wayne police encountered a stabbing victim who turned out to be Peden, according to court documents. As he was being taken to a hospital, he claimed he’d been stabbed somewhere in downtown Fort Wayne. He also said he’d been threatened the day before.
According to court documents, Peden later told investigators he was “dishonest” about the stabbing and “wanted to be truthful.”
That’s when he revealed the true cause of the fire.
Peden said he went to the garage and “harmed himself” by “cutting off his penis” with a kitchen knife, according to court documents.
He told investigators he then poured gasoline on it and “set it on fire on the floor of the garage just inside the door.” He walked away until he encountered police.
Court documents indicate that investigators collected evidence from the garage, including a red plastic gas container, four lighters and a kitchen knife.
Peden is charged with arson, a Level 4 felony. A hearing is scheduled for next week, according to court records.
Investigators say a Fort Wayne man cut off his penis, lit it on fire and then used it to set his mom's garage on fire.
Christopher Peden is charged with one count of Arson.
Peden was arrested last week and his bond was set at $10,000. He has since posted that bond.
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An elderly couple who were childhood sweethearts had married & settled down in their old neighborhood.
To celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary they walk down to their old school. There, they hold hands as they find the desk they shared & where he had carved "I love you, Sally".
On their way back home, a bag of money falls out of an armored car practically at their feet. She quickly picks it up, & they don't know what to do with it so they take it home. There, she counts the money, & its fifty-thousand dollars.
The husband says: "We've got to give it back".
She says, "Finders keepers" & puts the money back in the bag & hides it up in their attic.
The next day, two policemen are going from door-to-door in the neighborhood looking for the money show up at their home.
One knocks on the door & says: "Pardon me, but did either of you find any money that fell out of an armored car yesterday?"
She says: "No"..
The husband says: "She's lying. She hid it up in the attic."
She says: "Don't believe him, he's getting senile."
But the policemen sit the man down & begin to question him.
One says: "Tell us the story from the beginning."
The old man says: "Well, when Sally & I were walking home from school yesterday ..."
At this, the policeman looks at his partner & says: "We're outta here ..."
Why don’t liberals like dentists? Because dentists make teeth straight and white.
Funeral home director puts out a wanted ad for out-of-work actors.
An actor shows up and interviews. "What's the job?"
"It's easy. On the day of funeral, you know how we load the casket into that long car?"
"The hearse? Oh yeah, sure."
"Sometimes, the back door opens and the casket falls out into the street. Your job is to drive behind the car, and if that happens, you jump out and re-load the casket into the back of the car."
"OK. Why do you need an actor for this particular job?"
"Because you guys are so good at rehearsing."
Elizabeth Warren retracted her endorsement of Graham Platner.
Does that make her an Indian giver?
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Honest wouldn't be my first choice of words...
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I found a recipe for Moroccan dinner rolls That I wanted to try... it called for fresh thyme but mine was outdated.
I figured I’d use it anyway. Worked real well.
Turns out I love that old thyme Moroccan roll.
When people say "You’ll regret that in the morning",
I sleep until noon, because I am a problem solver.
You know why camels are called
"ships of the desert ?"...........................cuz they're full of Arab semen.
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Man, when I was in my 20s & 30s, I dated gals that were 10 years older than me, but none that were three times my age.
When I was 30, Pam was 40, which was cool. Kimmy would have to be either 108 [+ 43 years] or 195 y/o [3x my age] to meet his standard. No thanks.
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