Firebug sentenced to 12 years in jail for torching occupied Missouri house utilizing Takis chips

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Firebug sentenced to 12 years in jail for torching occupied Missouri house utilizing Takis chips

She took the that means of Takis Fuego actually.

A Missouri lady was sentenced to 12 years behind bars after she deliberately torched a house full of individuals utilizing a bag of Takis tortilla chips. 

Patricia Williams, 44, was handed her sentence Tuesday after pleading responsible to first-degree arson for sparking the Aug. 11, 2023, blaze in Greene County, a number of retailers reported. 


Patricia Williams, 44, was sentenced to 12 years in jail after pleading responsible to first-degree arson. Greene County Jail

Williams admitted to authorities that she used the spicy snack to begin the hearth understanding it will combust as a consequence of its excessive grease content material, in response to courtroom paperwork.

The convicted arsonist was captured on surveillance footage buying $2 of gasoline at a close-by fuel station earlier than coming into a house and pouring the petrol from a soda bottle onto a pile of garments and all around the laundry room ground.


Retail display of Takis snack food in various spicy flavors.
Retail show of Takis snack meals in varied spicy flavors. UCG/Common Photographs Group through Getty Photographs

The firebug then ignited the Takis chips and tossed the flaming bag onto the gasoline-soaked clothes, setting the home ablaze, in response to courtroom paperwork.

Three folks managed to flee the house with out damage and reported Williams to the police after witnessing her brazen deed.

The pyro was later found with soot nonetheless on her face and was booked at Greene County Jail, native retailers reported.

Police additionally discovered Williams had a number of warrants out for her arrest, courtroom paperwork present.

The connection between Williams and the victims stays unclear.


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