VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A man who set a boat storage business on fire during a burglary, damaging expensive vessels and equipment in the process, ended up in a hospital with severe burns, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
When asked why, he claimed he wanted “to make a big enough statement for a biker patch Hell’s Angels,” records show.
He said he hoped he would be jailed for a long time, according to the affidavit.
AdRecords show a $70,000 custom-built boat, a $5,000 1983 homemade boat and multiple boat engines valued at $10,000 were damaged.
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