Benson Couple Defaces Home, Neighbors Want Clean-Up

Homeowners in Johnston County's Cottonwood Forest Subdivision this week said they are becoming increasingly frustrated after a neighbor's misfortune turned "ugly." Discuss This Story No one was hurt when Tricia ...

[Tricia Peterson]

I hae no idea who Stephen Barefoot even is but I can guarantee you that he nor anyone else ever offered any help.

[concerned]

Why did you make the mess, did the neighbors make you mad?

[Come on now]

Why should the neighbors clean up their mess? The homeowners do not want it cleaned up, the neighbors would be tresspassing if they set foot on that property. Fire is one thing, but going batshit crazy and throwing your stuff on the lawn and painting graffiti on the exterior of the home is not anything that neighbors need to help clean up.

[Tricia Peterson]

Yea, you could say that. Being that one of the doused the front of the house with gasoloine(as we were to by insurance investigator)and waited for my sleeping children and us(who were in the shower) to burn to death. Even caught two of them at the scene the next night(in the dark) with fire tape surrounding the property. Do you think sheriff would do anything? Hell no. I was automatically the prime suspect because I have a mental illness. These people ostracized us and terrorized us for the 8 months we lived there. Our insurance finally concluded that there was no way i was responsible. But they know the house was intentionally set afire. Hmmmmm. Don't worry though, I know who you are. Never know when I'll go "batshit" again.