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Alleged fake Houston firefighter: ‘I’m not a pyromaniac’

Authorities caught him riding his ATV in the fire zone and wearing Houston Fire Department gear

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HOUSTON — For the first time, Lonnie Henderson is telling his side of the story.

“I’m not a bad guy,” he said Sunday at the Harris County Jail. “I’m not a pyromaniac.”

But investigators say Henderson is a “person of interest” in one of two fires that broke out last week at George Bush Park. While he hasn’t been charged with arson, he is accused of impersonating a public servant — a third-degree felony.

Full story: Rode ATV and wore HFD fire gear on scene