元ローレル警察署長のデイビッド・クロフォードは、9年間で13件の放火(家族が中にいる間も含む)で有罪を認め、最長80年の懲役刑が科される可能性がある。 Former Laurel police chief David Crawford pleads guilty to setting 13 fires over nine years, including one while family was inside, and faces up to 80 years in prison.

元ローレル警察署長のデイビッド・マイケル・クロフォードは、モンゴメリー郡の複数の放火容疑で有罪判決を下し、9年以上にわたり少なくとも13件の火災が発生したことを認めた。 David Michael Crawford, former Laurel police chief, pleaded guilty to multiple arson charges in Montgomery County, admitting to setting at least 13 fires over nine years, including one while his pregnant daughter-in-law and children were inside. 検察は彼が家族や元役員などに 個人的な争いから 銃撃を仕掛けたと訴えた ガソリンを使い 警官の知識を使って 検挙を回避した Prosecutors said he targeted family members, former officials, and others due to personal disputes, using gasoline and leveraging his law enforcement knowledge to evade detection. デジタル的証拠が火災と結びついていて 監視が一貫したパターンを 示していた Digital evidence linked him to the fires, and surveillance showed a consistent pattern. 彼はすでにハワード郡で終身刑に服し,現在は懲役80年まで服役し,同時に服役する. He already serves a life sentence in Howard County and now faces up to 80 years in prison, to be served concurrently.