{"id":78,"date":"2026-07-09T15:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metropolitantimeshock.pics\/?p=78"},"modified":"2026-07-09T15:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:34:22","slug":"arsonist-cuts-off-penis-then-uses-it-to-start-a-blaze-in-neighbors-garage-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metropolitantimeshock.pics\/?p=78","title":{"rendered":"Arsonist cuts off penis \u2014 then uses it to start a blaze in neighbor\u2019s garage: cops"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single__header\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"single__content entry-content m-bottom\">\n<p>His arson plan was a bunch of junk.<\/p>\n<p>A firebug in Indiana cut off his own penis, dumped gasoline on it\u00a0 \u2014\u00a0then used it to light a blaze inside a neighbor\u2019s garage, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Peden, 36, of Fort Wayne, allegedly copped to giving himself the shaft after first claiming he was stabbed, according to<a 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