> All because it was getting cold outside and he needed a place to sleep. And he also had a toothache that had been bothering him for weeks. So he hoped to see a doctor while he was in county jail.

https://www.wmtv15news.com/content/news/MFD-Shed-fire-at-aba...

    A man committed arson because he said he wanted to go back to prison and learn a trade this time.

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    The suspect said he thought he had done enough to stay locked up earlier this week when he was arrested Monday for stealing $10,000 worth of property and a SUV from family members. Tuesday he was released from the Dane County Jail. He said to an officer that threw him for a loop, and he didn’t know what to do. The officers asked the man about another piece of paper found at the shed which was a handwritten bank robbery note. The suspect said that was plan B in case starting the fire didn’t work. He didn’t want to do that because he didn’t want to scare or hurt anyone. He figured igniting an abandoned shed should cause no significant hardship.
While I can't find it anymore, the police report for it was written in a much more literary style than the typical "notes and facts".