SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Walnut Grove man is behind bars after he allegedly started four fires in about 20 minutes last weekend in Springfield.
Police say 46-year-old Timothy Farnsworth faces one count of first-degree arson and three counts of second-degree arson.
Court records show Farnsworth has been previously convicted on numerous charges including domestic assault, burglary, and drug possession.
He’s currently on parole from a seven-year burglary sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections. He is being held in the Greene County Jail on 100-thousand dollars bond.