A person has been arrested in Utah accused of sparking a large wildfire whereas attempting to kill a spider.
Utah County Sheriff’s Office arrested the suspect on Monday in Springville after he instructed officers he tried to burn the eight-legged animal with a lighter.
Cory Allan Martin, 26, from Draper, Utah, instructed officers he noticed the spider whereas he was mountaineering within the foothills south of Salt Lake City.
He didn’t clarify why he was attempting to burn the spider.
In a tweet, the police stated they discovered marijuana and drug paraphernalia in his backpack after he was arrested, and Utah County Sheriff’s Sergeant Spencer Cannon stated there was no proof to recommend he began the fireplace on objective.
However, Sgt Cannon known as it a reckless and puzzling resolution.
Martin has been detained in jail on an almost $2,000 (£1,643) bail.
“What led him to stop and notice a spider and decide to try to burn it, we don’t know,” Sgt Cannon stated.
“There may not be a why. He might not even know a why.”
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The wildfire rapidly unfold up the mountain and had burned lower than 1 sq. mile (1 sq. kilometre) as of Tuesday, in keeping with hearth officers.
No houses had been broken.
Large elements of Utah are presently experiencing extreme drought circumstances, whereas close by states, together with California, have skilled wildfires in current weeks.
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