The Brief Deputies arrested Noah Ross, 23, on allegations that he caused $60,000 in arson damage at an Arizona feed store. Ross was tied to the fire through a Wi-Fi connection, cellular data and CCTV footage, and has reportedly confessed to torching the hay bales with a lighter while drinking with a friend. Ross, who is on probation for sexual conduct with a minor, was reportedly fired from the feed store for taking photos of scantily clad baristas from a company car.



An Arizona man who was fired from a feed store north of Phoenix for allegedly taking pictures of bikini-clad baristas is accused of setting fire to tens of thousands of dollars' worth of hay bales on his former employer's property earlier this year.

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The suspect, who was identified as Noah Ross, was arrested Wednesday in connection with a June 30 fire at Three Bars Feed   Tack, in the unincorporated community of New River, Arizona, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office explained.

 Felt like doing something fun 

The Sheriff's Office reported that Ross, 23, admitted to setting the fire after a search warrant was served at his home. He is quoted as telling detectives that he and a friend had been drinking beer and whiskey on the property when they  felt like doing something fun. 

That is when Ross allegedly set fire to the hay bales with a torch lighter as his accomplice is reported to have cut a security camera wire.

Timeline:

Deputies and the Daisy Mountain Fire Department responded to the massive hay fire around midnight on June 30 and discovered it was spreading toward nearby brush and a shipping container.

The blaze caused an estimated $60,000 in property damage and prompted a months-long investigation by arson detectives with the sheriff's office. Investigators quickly identified Ross as a suspect after reviewing security footage showing a tall figure hiding behind a sign near the scene.


Detectives tied Ross to the scene through digital evidence, including business Wi-Fi logs showing a phone named  Noah  and

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