Arsonist Sets Parked RV on Fire Out of Revenge

[kellyhound]

A St. Petersburg man is accused of torching a parked RV in December after he disputed work an auto shop did on his car.

Police said Jimmy Lee Davis, 19, was one of two people who doused an RV with gasoline Dec. 16 at Bad to the Bone Auto Accessories, 1446 34th St. S, and set it on fire.

Police said Davis acted in revenge because he thought the business had not made appropriate amends after a dispute.

His alleged accomplice was not identified.

The 2007 Ingersoll Rand "Hurricane" RV, valued at about $150,000, was destroyed. The business and RV belong to 48-year-old Evelio Calzadilla.

Davis was arrested Wednesday and faces a charge of second-degree arson. He was released on $10,000 bail.

On Jan. 6, police arrested Joshua Barron Whitlock, 20, of St. Petersburg, on charges of second-degree arson.

Whitlock turned himself in to authorities and said he acted as a lookout. He was released on $10,000 bail.

[AmericanIllusions]

Too many dumb kids out here these days. Had there been people in there sleeping this arson could have quickly turned into murder in the first.

[Faline]