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Investigators say the man stole wreaths from graves at a Maryland cemetery on Christmas Eve, then set them on fire -- telling police he was "trying to save the earth" because the wreaths were plastic and non-biodegradable.
Peter J. Custer, 43, is charged with second-degree malicious burning, malicious destruction of property and trespassing, according to a news release from the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Maryland authorities on Friday arrested a Pennsylvania man accused of stealing and burning wreaths at a Hagerstown cemetery.
A Pennsylvania man has been arrested in Hagerstown for setting multiple Christmas wreaths on fire at a cemetery, fire marshals say.