WFLA, TAMPA, Fla. – The Courtney Campbell Causeway was closed on Sunday after a collision caused by a man who was suspected of lighting his dog on fire.
Bystanders reported a guy lighting a fire in a parking lot, prompting Tampa police to go to the 700 block of W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. VIDEO: A fire breaks out at Orlando’s EPCOT park.
At Walt Disney World When officers extinguished the fire, they discovered a dead dog. Jason Larson, a 43-year-old suspect, fled the scene before the police could reach him.
About half an hour later, Larson was found standing on a ledge near the causeway. An empty automobile that had crashed was also discovered by the police.
According to authorities, Larson said that he murdered his dog, was armed, and intended to harm himself. At 8:20 p.m., cops engaged in negotiations with Larson and closed the causeway.
In both directions. About two hours later, he was arrested and accused of animal abuse. According to officers, Larson was unarmed. At 11:43 p.m., the causeway reopened.
