Lieutenant Dave Messmore

I'm trying to figure out what's coming.

I'm trying to figure out what's coming.

There was a ton of pressure. The mayor would show up at fires, the police chief is calling, the fire chief's calling, the media was calling constantly. We were working all the time around the clock.

There was a ton of pressure. The mayor would show up at fires, the police chief is calling, the fire chief's calling, the media was calling constantly. We were working all the time around the clock.

At the time, this was a, in our opinion, an unethical and unprofessional, and this was like breaking all the rules.

At the time, this was a, in our opinion, an unethical and unprofessional, and this was like breaking all the rules.

— Somebody brought in some copies and we were all reading it in the station.

— Somebody brought in some copies and we were all reading it in the station.

— Oh, it was anger. Anger at James Hibbard, anger at the New Times. They're celebrating and sensationalizing a criminal.

— Oh, it was anger. Anger at James Hibbard, anger at the New Times. They're celebrating and sensationalizing a criminal.

We really thought at the time, the more this continued, somebody was going to get hurt and possibly killed.

We really thought at the time, the more this continued, somebody was going to get hurt and possibly killed.

There's a lot of things we wanted to know.

There's a lot of things we wanted to know.

When did he first contact you? On what phone number? Have you had any prior contact with him? What did he tell you? Did you know anything about the fire the night before? Did you know what was going to happen? All those things.

When did he first contact you? On what phone number? Have you had any prior contact with him? What did he tell you? Did you know anything about the fire the night before? Did you know what was going to happen? All those things.

We're like, well, you want to get people hurt? You're going to let somebody get hurt before we figure out who he is?

We're like, well, you want to get people hurt? You're going to let somebody get hurt before we figure out who he is?

We actually had eyes on him, and he was in his home.

We actually had eyes on him, and he was in his home.