SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man’s DNA was found on a gasoline can that was placed under a Fox News vehicle in a failed arson attempt in Salt Lake City, federal prosecutors allege in court documents.

Christopher Solomon Proctor, 45, lit a fuse attached to the 2.5 gallon (9.5 liter) plastic gas container that he had put under the SUV parked outside of a building on Sept. 12, according to the filing. The fuse went out before the gas ignited.

Proctor has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted arson and possession of an unregistered destructive device. The Associated Press left emails this week for his attorney, Richard Sorenson, seeking comment.

During a hearing Monday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Dustin Pead ordered Proctor, who was arrested September 29, to remain in jail until his trial. Pead

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