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Man Accused Of Trying To Set Fire To Own Home

(Keizer, OR)  --  A 62-year-old Keizer man is facing charges after allegedly firing off several guns inside his home and then trying to set the home on fire.  Police responded to the home off Verda Lane Northeast on Wednesday afternoon after a woman called 9-1-1 to report her husband, Robert Beck, was drunk and punching holes in walls.  Responding officers safely got the woman out of the home and then left.  Later that night, police returned to the home after Beck called 9-1-1 reporting he had tried to set fire to his home.  Police responded and found he had poured several gallons of gasoline around the home and had also fired several guns inside.  No injuries were reported.  Police arrested Beck for reckless endangering and unlawful use of a weapon.

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