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Ballots damaged after USPS mailbox lit on fire in Phoenix: Police (abcnews.go.com)
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[–] tal 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Klofkorn stated that he committed the arson because he wanted to be arrested

Well, sounds like he was successful there. This guy have a history?

kagis

https://recentlybooked.com/AZ/Maricopa/Dieter-Klofkorn~960_G090676

April 2024:

Charge Code: 13-3407A1
Charge Description: DANGEROUS DRUG-POSS/USE

Charge Code: 13-1504A1
Charge Description: CRIM TRESP 1ST DEG-RSID/YARD

Charge Code: 13-3415A
Charge Description: DRUG PARAPHERNALIA-POSSESS/USE

So I'm gonna guess here that dude's got drug issues and I'm gonna guess that that first degree trespassing is probably because he's homeless, maybe arrested for squatting somewhere.

kagis more

Back in 2018:

https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/pd-duct-taped-suspect-held-for-glendale-police-after-attacking-surprise-officer

PD: Duct taped suspect held for Glendale police after attacking Surprise officer

Authorities say a construction worker helped an off-duty Surprise reserve officer who was being attacked by a man. 

Glendale police report that on August 7 officers responded to the area of 75th Avenue and Bell Road. 

There they found 29-year-old Dieter Bradford Klofkorn bound in duct tape. 

Witnesses reportedly told police that Klofkorn appeared homeless and dehydrated, so workers offered him a chair to rest in and water to drink. 

An off-duty Surprise reserve officer was also there and went behind a wall where the suspect was sitting to take a phone call. 

Klofkorn then allegedly pushed the officer with one hand, while reaching for the officer's gun with the other. 

The officer later told police that Klofkorn nearly removed his weapon before he was able to retain control of the firearm. 

The officer turned and struck him, and a construction worker assisted him by grabbing Klofkorn. 

He was detained with duct tape until Glendale police arrived. 

Klofkorn has been charged with aggravated assault.

Yeah, I'm gonna assume that this Klofkorn guy probably isn't part of some kind of cabal aiming to swing the election.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Sometimes the crazy psycho is just a crazy psycho.

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I can't imagine being homeless in that desert heat. It must be brutal.

[–] krelvar@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

The most interesting part of the article

"One of the things that we have done in my office, for the drop boxes across the counties, is make sure that they have fire suppression equipment inside of those drop boxes," Fontes said during a Zoom call with election officials on Thursday. "Unfortunately, the United States Postal Service doesn't have that."

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 1 month ago

this is why I go inside and drop it in the slot that has only usps employees on the other side.

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

Of course, a swing state