from staff reports

A Milton man allegedly set his house on fire and sat to watch it burn.

Robert Lecroy, 33, has been charged with one count of second-degree arson for the Aug. 25 blaze. The responding Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy noted that when he arrived on scene in the 8100 block of Tacos Lane in Milton the home was completely engulfed in flame.

The responding firefighter told police that when he arrived, flames were coming up out of the roof, and he saw a man, later identified as Lecroy, sitting near the fence line of the home.

Lecroy allegedly told the firefighter he was the only person inside, and though much of what he reportedly said is redacted, the arrest report claims Lecroy said “everyone is crazy around here and trying to kill me.”

A neighbor allegedly told investigators he heard a loud explosion and saw flames coming from the house, but when he went outside, he said he saw Lecroy who told him not to call police.

Lecroy was booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail on Aug. 25 and remains in custody on a $15,000 bond.