Trans-Identified Suspect Admits to Setting Historic Church on Fire After Hearing Voices in Head
(Link): Trans-identified suspect admits to setting historic church on fire after hearing voices in head
by Ryan Foley
Jan. 10, 2023
A trans-identified individual has been arrested for setting a historic Portland church on fire after confessing to the crime and telling law enforcement that mental illness may have motivated the act of arson.
The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that Cameron David Storer, 25, was arrested in connection with a Jan. 3 fire at a vacant building that once housed the Portland Korean Church in Portland, Oregon.
The blaze resulted in the partial collapse of the south side of the church as well as the roof. Storer faces multiple charges related to the fire: two counts of arson in the first degree, one count of arson in the second degree and two counts of burglary in the second degree.
The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office statement repeatedly referred to Storer as “they,” suggesting that the suspect is trans-identified or nonbinary. Additionally, the document notes that Storer repeatedly asked to be called “Nicolette” after he turned himself into the Multnomah County Detention Center and confessed to the fire.
“Storer stated that they wanted to ‘take credit’ for the fire and shared a series of details about the incident during a subsequent interview with law enforcement indicating that they set the fire with a Bic lighter,” the statement asserted. “Storer stated that they heard voices in their head saying they would ‘mutilate’ Storer if they did not burn the church down and that they had planned it up to one day in advance. Storer also reported taking approximately 10 oxycodone daily due to a previous injury and that they had a history of schizophrenia.”
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