Fbi Arrests Self-proclaimed Hate Crime Victim For Allegedly Setting Deadly House Fire

The FBI successful Houston, Texas, precocious announced nan apprehension of a self-proclaimed dislike crime unfortunate who authorities allege burned down his rental home, sidesplitting 2 people.

Mario Roberson of Huntsville was arrested by FBI agents and Texas Public Safety officers Thursday greeting successful a June 2023 location detonation successful San Jacinto County. He faces life successful prison.

Roberson was initially charged pinch arson successful November 2023 and booked into nan Harris County jailhouse successful December 2023. It is unclear why he was released.

FBI Houston confirmed nan fishy claimed to beryllium a dislike crime victim. (Getty Images)

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Roberson and his lawyer claimed aft nan occurrence that he was being targeted by his homeowner's association, adding nan occurrence was a dislike crime.

He alleged racist graffiti was sprayed connected nan house, and he was astir changeable successful nan vicinity weeks earlier.

Roberson provided a photograph of nan graffiti to ABC13 successful 2023, which appeared to say, "We don't for illustration your benignant [racial slur]" written connected nan broadside doorway of his home.

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A subsister who deputies recovered collapsed successful a ditch aft nan occurrence told rule enforcement a man asked him to thrust to Huntsville from Houston, wanting to "do a numbers occupation connected a house," nan outlet reported.

"Whoever is doing it, he knows nan man pinch nan house," he said connected a bodycam video obtained by ABC13. "A numbers [insurance fraud] occupation aliases something. That's each I know."

After a months-long investigation by nan Texas State Fire Marshal's Office, a expansive assemblage signed a "true bill," allowing him to beryllium charged pinch first-degree felony arson.

FBI Houston arrested a man successful a deadly alleged 2023 arson. (AP Photo/ Noah Berger)

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FBI Houston did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

Fox News Digital's Stepheny Price contributed to this report.