David C. Parks- Arrested For Arson- Again

This name sure has been brought up quite frequently  around here in the past few days and months.  It was once thought that Parks set fire to the Bloxom, Va. fire house one evening while firefighters were out fighting a house fire. It was never proven and Parks was never charged.

SNOW HILL, Md. — An Accomack County man has been arrested and charged with arson in connection with an April 11 barn fire near Pocomoke City.

David Clifton Parks, 37, of Melfa, is charged with second-degree arson, first-degree malicious burning and malicious destruction of property, according to Worcester Co., Md., Fire Marshal Jeffrey McMahon.

He is being held at the Worcester County Jail on a $500,000 bond, McMahon said in a release.

Parks was arrested in Accomack County after a joint investigation conducted by Virginia State Police and Worcester County authorities.

Photo/Wor. Co. Fire Marshall's Office

He appeared in court in Accomack County on Monday and waived extradition. He was transported Tuesday to Maryland.

The fire allegedly was set on Sheephouse Road, which intersects U.S. Route 13 about three miles north of the Virginia state line.

Parks in 2006 was charged with starting four Salisbury, Md., arsons at the Country House, a tea room, the former Feldman's building and a vehicle fire at the old Salisbury Mall site. He was a Norfolk firefighter at the time.

He pleaded guilty to two counts of arson and two counts of reckless endangerment, served prison time in Maryland and was living in Accomack County while on post-release probation.

McMahon said Worcester County investigators are working with Virginia officials in probes of several fires in the northern Accomack and southern Worcester areas. He said Parks “has not been connected to those at this particular time.”

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