Thursday, October 18, 2012
BELFAST A Troy man accused of setting fire to his own vehicle is due to appear in Waldo County Unified Court Feb. 16.
Douglas Knowlton, 59, of Troy, was arrested Jan. 11 in connection with a March 2020 vehicle fire and subsequent insurance claim.
In an affidavit and request for an arrest warrant, Officer Jeremy R. Damren, a senior investigator with the Office of Maine State Fire Marshal, laid out how he came to have probable cause to believe that Knowlton had committed the offenses of arson and attempted theft by insurance deception.
The potential crime was reported March 25, when Troy Fire Chief Dan Nealley called Officer Damren to report a vehicle fire he had responded to the day before. The 2010 Ford pick-up, which was still driveable following the fire, was owned by Knowlton and driven from the scene to his home.