Tennessee Teen that Fire Bombed School then stole a squad car to be tried as an Adult

Jan. 15, 2004 - WMCTV.com

(Cordova, TN) teenager charged with arson for setting Cordova High school on fire will be tried as an adult.

Chrisopher Hawk is also charged with three counts of aggravated assault, felony possession of marijuana and felony possession of cocaine and theft of property.

Investigators say he threw a Molotov cocktail through the school’s window.

Sheriff’s deputies questioned Hawk and put him in the back of a squad car.

But then he escaped, stole the squad car and led police on a chase.

Hawk is out on 10-thousand dollars bond.

Brothers Michael and Justin Lewis, and Michael T. Nelson are all charged with arson.

 

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