Cops: Man Set Couch on Fire, Left Drug Paraphernalia Behind

After allegedly setting a couch ablaze and leaving drug paraphernalia behind, Mark Wilson fled through the front door of his residence and left his mother and brother to deal with the mounting flames, according to police.

Throughout the night leading up to July 12, Wilson, 31, and his mother were said to have argued. At its climax, Wilson took the victim’s iPhone and threw it full force into the wall. The iPhone shattered into many pieces, according to official court documents.

After the fight had apparently calmed down, the first thing Wilson’s mother noticed when opening her eyes from sleep was the couch ablaze, and her son Mark Wilson fleeing through the front door of the Levittown residence, according to the probable cause affidavit.

Using quick thinking, the defendant’s mother put the fire out using a nearby blanket while her other son on the scene called 911 to reach the fire department, according to court documents.

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When officers appeared on the scene, Joseph Wilson produced a wrapper apparently used for drug consumption, as identified by Officer Zachary Brosius. Wilson’s mother suggested the officers search the 31-year-old’s room, police said.

Upon searching the room, the officers returned with “several marked heroine wrappers, a green ‘pipe bong,’ a clear glass straw and a silver spoon,” police wrote in court documents.

Wilson was located and taken into custody, according to the probable cause affidavit.

Wilson’s charges include two charges of recklessly endangering another person, criminal mischief as property damage, and the possession of drug paraphernalia. Wilson’s bail was set at 10 percent of $10,000.

Wilson’s preliminary hearing has been set for August 7 before District Judge John Kelly.

Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.