Texas volunteer firefighter faces 20 counts of felony arson

(NewsNation) — A West Texas volunteer firefighter and EMS crew member, tasked with saving lives and extinguishing fires, is now he's behind bars for allegedly igniting fires over the past year.

David Matthew Neet, 44, was arrested Friday on 20 counts of felony arson charges in connection with multiple brush fires starting in 2023, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

An initial investigation by the Brewster County Sheriff's Office found the origins of serial arson fires in Alpine, Texas, suspicious, prompting an investigation by Forest Service investigators.

Investigators believe Neet used del...