Dad of arson suspect who jumped off overpass: Gov't didn't help with PTSD

Dad of arson suspect who jumped off overpass: Gov't didn't help with PTSD

by Rucks Russell / KHOU 11 News
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Posted on June 22, 2011

HOUSTON—The father of a suspected serial arsonist blames the government for not doing enough to help his son fight post traumatic stress disorder.

"He needed help and they didn’t step up to the plate," said the man, who asked not to be identified.

The man’s son, Stanley White, jumped to his death from a highway overpass Tuesday morning. Authorities suspected the 28-year-old of setting several fires at apartment complexes and houses throughout southwest Houston.

According to his father, White was an Army veteran and served as a mine-sweeper in the last Iraq war.

"He went over one way but came back a different man," said his father. "Sometimes I would look in his eyes and not know where he was. I didn’t see the child I raised."
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Father: Suspected serial arsonist was veteran who suffered from PTSD
by Nakia Cooper & Courtney Zubowski / khou.com
khou.com
Posted on June 21, 2011

HOUSTON— The young man suspected in several arson fires was a veteran of the Iraq War who suffered from post traumatic stress disorder, according to his father.

The suspect, whose name hasn't been released, died early Tuesday after jumping 70 feet from Highway 59 during a police chase.

The suspect’s father was visibly distraught hours after learning of his death.

The father, who didn’t want to be identified, said his son was traumatized in the Army when he served as a minesweeper during the war.
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Suspected serial arsonist was veteran who suffered from PTSD