A DuPage County decide denied pre-trial launch for a Carol Stream man who was accused of setting his residence on fireplace and inflicting harm to neighbors’ properties, prosecutors stated.
Eric Neuman, 52, appeared in court docket Sunday morning on two counts of aggravated arson, one rely of arson and one rely of legal harm to property.
At roughly 4:28 a.m. on Saturday, officers with the Carol Stream Police Division responded to a fireplace on the residence of Neuman and his soon-to-be ex-wife, the DuPage County State’s Legal professional’s Workplace stated in a information launch. In accordance with prosecutors, Neuman allegedly positioned roughly six containers of gasoline all through the home, totaling roughly 40 gallons, and two propane tanks in a rental automotive within the connected storage. He then spilled fuel within the storage, lit and flare and threw it inside earlier than driving away, authorities said.
Neuman allegedly despatched his spouse threatening messages, together with the next on Aug. 2:
“That morning, I am going to take away fuel traces from the oven and dryer, after flooding the home with 15 gallons of gasoline. I am going to additionally take away any move restriction units on stated as traces. I am going to flip the hearth fuel valve on full-tilt after which exit the home. It takes an oxygen to pure fuel ratio of 5 – 15% to trigger an explosion. Once I lastly ignite the path of gasoline that results in the again yard, I am fairly positive I am going to have…”
Prosecutors said Neuman set fireplace to the home understanding that his neighbors, together with kids, have been at residence on the time. He was taken into custody by Illinois State Police in Mahomet on Saturday following a chase that began within the Bloomington/Morton space, authorities stated.
