A Turkey Day Blaze: Local Man Arrested After Setting Home Ablaze In Bitter Family Argument
In a bizarre turn of events on Thanksgiving Day, a 21-year-old man allegedly set fire to his own home after an explosive argument with family members in the north suburban Beach Park area. According to authorities, Erik J. Crump was "antagonizing and arguing" with others at the residence about an hour before the alleged arson.
When confronted by his family over his behavior, Crump was warned that he would be kicked out of the home. In a stunning display of desperation and anger, he allegedly returned to his bedroom, where he used some form of accelerant to set fire to his room before fleeing once again. Thankfully, his family members took swift action, noticing smoke and safely evacuating the premises.
Crump was spotted running from the scene, with authorities tracking him down using a sheriff's canine team at a storage facility in the 39400 block of North Lewis Avenue. He was apprehended without incident and charged with aggravated and residential arson.
Crump is set to appear in court on Friday morning, facing serious consequences for his actions on what was supposed to be a day of celebration and gratitude with loved ones.
In a bizarre turn of events on Thanksgiving Day, a 21-year-old man allegedly set fire to his own home after an explosive argument with family members in the north suburban Beach Park area. According to authorities, Erik J. Crump was "antagonizing and arguing" with others at the residence about an hour before the alleged arson.
When confronted by his family over his behavior, Crump was warned that he would be kicked out of the home. In a stunning display of desperation and anger, he allegedly returned to his bedroom, where he used some form of accelerant to set fire to his room before fleeing once again. Thankfully, his family members took swift action, noticing smoke and safely evacuating the premises.
Crump was spotted running from the scene, with authorities tracking him down using a sheriff's canine team at a storage facility in the 39400 block of North Lewis Avenue. He was apprehended without incident and charged with aggravated and residential arson.
Crump is set to appear in court on Friday morning, facing serious consequences for his actions on what was supposed to be a day of celebration and gratitude with loved ones.
I mean, can you imagine having to deal with family drama on Thanksgiving Day? It's like, the one day of the year where everyone's supposed to put their differences aside and just enjoy each other's company... and then this guy just loses it 
. And what's up with using accelerant to set his room on fire? Like, didn't he think that would get him attention or something? 
Anyway, I guess you could say the real winners here are the firefighters who got to deal with the aftermath of the blaze... and the sheriff's canine team for finding him 
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I'm really worried about these home fires that have been happening everywhere lately. Like, what's going on? It's not just the holiday season or whatever, it seems like people are getting more and more desperate. And setting fire to your own home? That's just crazy talk 
. I mean, I get it, family arguments can get heated, but that doesn't make it okay to start a fire. It's just so... reckless. And now this guy's going to be in serious trouble for it too. Like, yeah, he needs to face the consequences or whatever, but maybe we should also try to figure out why people are getting so angry and frustrated all the time? 
setting fire to ur own home is just plain crazy. i mean, i get it, family arguments can get pretty heated but that's no excuse to put urself & others in danger like that. it's like, take a deep breath, calm down, and talk it out instead of resorting to something so reckless.
i hope he gets some therapy or counseling soon, 'cause this ain't no way to resolve conflicts 
. Now he's gotta deal with the aftermath of his stupid decision, and I hope he sees the error of his ways before he ends up in some bad situation 
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. Hopefully, he gets some serious help and therapy to deal with whatever issues were going on for him...
. And the fact that he had a family argument beforehand and then tries to make everyone else deal with the consequences... yeah, no thanks 
. I guess you could say it's a good thing they were there to get everyone out safely, but still... Erik J. Crump needs some serious help 
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. It's like, hello, take a deep breath and calm down before you start setting your own home ablaze 
. Just saying...
. And to think he's been warned by his family and still does this... I hope he gets some serious help and a long sentence, because this behavior needs to be taken care of ASAP 
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this just breaks my heart 
thinkin bout a 21 yr old guy losin out cuz he lost it on the one day everyone's s'posed to be all lovey dovey 
family arguments r the worst, they can escalate so fast 
that's some crazy stuff 
poor Erik J. Crump is gonna have a long road ahead of him 
idk how much more messed up one can get, hopefully the court does him a solid 
. that's just crazy talk, can u imagine? i mean ur family is tryin to chill & have a good time, and this dude goes n full on meltdown mode 
. btw, who uses accelerants in their bedroom