It’s unreal. I thought the headline was fake, because it’s flat-out unreal. To sever this part, set it on fire, and then use it to cause another fire is beyond absurd. There’s a joke in there somewhere, but for now, this Fort Wayne resident is infamous and totally insane.
Yeah, this guy cut off his penis to set a fire. I’m not joking. I wish I were, but he had decided to commit arson with his severed genitals in a neighbor’s garage (via NY Post):
Investigators say a Fort Wayne man cut off his penis, lit it on fire and then used it to set his mom's garage on fire.
— Max Lewis (@MaxLewisTV) July 8, 2026
Christopher Peden is charged with one count of Arson.
Peden was arrested last week and his bond was set at $10,000. He has since posted that bond. pic.twitter.com/0sUmEEpjN4
A firebug in Indiana cut off his own penis, dumped gasoline on it — then used it to light a blaze inside a neighbor’s garage, according to police.
Christopher Peden, 36, of Fort Wayne, allegedly copped to giving himself the shaft after first claiming he was stabbed, according to court documents.
Peden told cops he “harmed himself” inside the garage in Fort Wayne by “cutting off his penis” with a kitchen knife on May 6, FOX 59 reported.
During the totally nuts kindling plan, he poured gasoline on his severed genitals and “set it on fire on the floor of the garage just inside the door,” according to court documents cited by the station.
When Peden later ran into police, he claimed he’d been slashed in the city’s downtown area, according to the court documents.
But he soon copped to being “dishonest” about the stabbing and told investigators he “wanted to be truthful,” according to the court docs.
Police later charged him with arson, with a court appearance set for next week.
What the hell is happening?