Accused Arsonist Mugs For Camera
DA: Dinsmore Wandered Neighborhood Setting Cars On Fire
POSTED: 1:23 pm MDT June 11, 2004
DENVER -- A 21-year-old Denver man was formally charged with arson Friday after police said he wandered around a Denver neighborhood, setting fire to cars.
David Dinsmore (pictured, left) faces five counts of second-degree arson, seven counts of first-degree criminal trespass, and theft. He mugged for the camera when he was booked.
The charges allege that in the early-morning hours of June 9, Dismore wandered around the neighborhood near Clarkson Street and 1st Avenue, breaking into cars and setting them on fire.
Dinsmore is accused of breaking into seven cars and setting five of them on fire. He is also accused of stealing a watch from one of the cars.
He faces a formal advisement on June 15.