Richard White, 37, of Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States has been arrested. He was charged with third-degree arson and third-degree burglary. White was an emergency medical technician (EMT) for the state of Connecticut. At around 10:00 a.m. on February 27, 2021, White was involved in a physical fight with another employee and was subsequently placed on…
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Officials have arrested the man they believe is responsible for targeting at least four Connecticut EMS agencies with Molotov cocktails Saturday night. Richard White, 37, of Torrington, was arrested after police obtained a warrant on third degree arson and burglary charges. White fled the state and was located in Pennsylvania shortly after 10 p.m., according to officials. Pennsylvania State Police.
37-year-old Richard White is expected to be extradited to Connecticut sometime in the next couple of weeks.
He ll face charges in each town these fires sparked in.
On Sunday, CT State and Meriden Police revealed more about the timeline of yesterday s fires, but as far as a motive, we re still waiting to learn that.
CT State Police provide an update after a Torrington man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at CT ambulances was arrested in Pennsylvania late Saturday night. The first fire, it was reported in Old Saybrook shortly after 4:00 and the last fire in Roxbury was reported shortly after 6:00, so everything that occurred last night happened in a very, you know, rapid timeframe, CT State Police Sgt. Paul Makuc stated.