Man accused of arson at mother's home set car on fire to return to jail, charges say | Crime & Courts
A man accused of setting a car on fire near St. Vincent Healthcare on Monday did it so he could return to jail, charging documents say. He had been out of custody for two and a half weeks after being arrested and charged with setting fire to his mother’s home. William Arnold Miller , 58, appeared in Yellowstone County Justice Court on Wednesday on one felony count of arson. Miller turned himself in to authorities at the Yellowstone County Sheriff ’s Office after starting the fire earlier this week and is being held on $75,000 bond. In a statement to police, Miller said he drove to the Holiday Gas Station on North 27th Street and Sixth Avenue North and filled a Powerade bottle with gasoline. He then drove west, found a dark-colored car near St. Vincent Healthcare on 12th Avenue North , poured gasoline on the windshield, lit a match and ignited the vehicle, according to charging documents. No one was in the car at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported, according to a pr...