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WEBER COUNTY -- Police arrested a West Ogden man who they say paid an acquaintance to torch his truck so he could collect the insurance money.
The Standard-Examiner reports police arrested the truck owner, 35-year-old Brian Fain, on Wednesday.
The Weber County Sheriff's Office says on Oct. 29, Fain drove 23-year-old Chad Steven Fisher to a club and told him to "get rid of" a 2000 Dodge pickup truck.
A police affidavit says Fain gave Fisher a full can of gasoline and keys to the vehicle. Investigators say Fisher drove the vehicle to an area near 1200 South, dumped gasoline inside and set it on fire. The vehicle was a total loss.
Fisher was arrested, then pleaded not guilty to a felony count of arson on Dec. 16.
Fain now faces arson and fraud charges.
