First off - this man is extremely calm for having just had an attempt on his and his wife's life over $300.00. The fact that he even agreed to be interviewed? Very odd to me. My son tried to blow me up? The last people I'd want to talk to? Newscasters. I'm just saying his behavior is either (to me) VERY medicated or reminds me of people I've known who have had years of being in trouble with the law and practiced that calm demeanor to make you think they are above the law/innocent to throw off suspicion of any wrong doing on their part at all initially you think "Wow what a nice person."
Next? There was not a mention of "His Mother and I, or us. It was "me, me, me, I." There didn't seem to be a lot of concern or rise and pitch/emotion in his voice for his wife or his neighbors homes should that home have blown up. - again to me? Of course everyone handles stress differently, but his body language, flat monotone voice and use of self concern? A flag.
Then there was the final comment about "He's a nice kid until he tried to kill you." That is a line out of a movie - can't put my finger on it, but when it was said in the movie? It got a laugh. So that's a memory or something he's using and it's not funny here.
I don't know anything about the family, I don't know their financial situation, or their dynamics, how many other children were in the house. However - I do feel there is more to this story, mostly because at this point IMVHO HAD this child been a problem in the past or a difficult child or been in trouble with the law prior to this? I think a Father that was willing to go on the news and tell this horrilble tale, would have used this chance to say something like "We've tried to get him help before and no one would listen and now this." - He never made mention of prior offenses.
I think a lot of stuff is going to come out about this family, and I'm not convinced this Father didn't have something to do with the gasoline or had it done or something - It's rather convenient that everyone woke up and had the gas turned off before the house was a total loss, and he died?
Then there's the fact that the only thing they are charging the boy with is arson? Without proof? How about grand theft auto? How about attempted murder? Conspiracty to commit murder? I mean things don't add up here - and the LACK of charges prove it.
I'm on the fence about this one folks.