Police have not revealed the identity of the man arrested in connection with the Kenneth Fire but it's confirmed that he is homeless person who was very focused on torching things. Locals said when he was pinned down he said he could not stop. “He was like, ‘I can’t stop. I can’t stop. I’m not putting this down. I’m doing this,'†witness said.
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