Man admits to arson in national forest, pointing crossbow at Forest Service officer
Posted on AllSides March 23rd, 2023
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A Missouri man admitted this week to a crime spree of arson in the Mark Twain National Forest and assaulting a law enforcement officer late last year. Lucas G. Henson, of Iron County, pleaded guilty to three counts: assaulting a law enforcement officer, arson and being a felon in possession of a firearm in front of U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. The 37-year-old admitted that while he was out on bond for stealing and drug offenses, he stole a Ford van Oct. 22, 2022, from Patriot Rentals near...