Iowa man sets neighbor’s house on fire because they did not mow his lawn

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — An Iowa man set his neighbor’s house on fire Sunday because they did not mow his lawn, investigators said.

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Sioux City police said they were called to a house about a fire around 6 p.m., KPTH reported.

Investigators said Lee Bowman, 53, of Sioux City, admitted that he was upset because he had asked his neighbors on Saturday to mow his lawn, and on Sunday they still had not cut the grass, KPTH reported.

He went to the house on Sunday and again asked when they would mow. Home surveillance video shows he tried to take a registration sticker of one off their vehicles.

A neighbor later banged on their door to alert them that their house was on fire. The corner of the home was burned, causing an estimated $3,000 in damage.

Fire investigators determined the cause of the fire was arson, and said sticks and plywood propped against the house were lit with an accelerant.

Bowman was arrested and charged with first-degree arson and criminal mischief, police said. He is in jail on $20,000 bail.

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