Cops: Teen Sets Girlfriend’s House on Fire, Blames ‘Random Black Guy’

So many things wrong here

Authorities say a disgruntled lover used liquid fuel to draw a heart below his girlfriend’s bedroom window, then tried to set her whole house aflame.

Senior Reporter

Published Dec. 4 2017 12:00AM EST

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A Florida teen allegedly set his girlfriend’s house on fire while she and her parents were inside. But when confronted by detectives, he claimed a “random black guy” did it.

Cops say Jose Bernardo Rosas Madrigal doused the Polk City home with lighter fluid—days after he scoured Google for “how to...

Kate Briquelet

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Cops: Teen Sets Girlfriend’s House on Fire, Blames ‘Random Black Guy’

Authorities say a disgruntled lover used liquid fuel to draw a heart below his girlfriend’s bedroom window, then tried to set her whole house aflame.

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Kate Briquelet