A Maryland man is being held without bond after the Fire Marshal's Office said he set his Carroll County home on fire, destroying it and prompting an extensive emergency response.

Michael Weisgerber, 59, waived his right to a bail review on Wednesday in Carroll County Circuit Court and is charged with reckless endangerment and arson, officials said.

State Police and Carroll County Sheriff's deputies were called to the home in the 500 block of Sherry Drive in Sykesville around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25, for a reported domestic-related incident.

According to charging documents, Weisgerber's wife called police, telling dispatchers her "husband was going crazy and was going to blow up the house."

While on their way, deputies were told Weisgerber was preparing to set the home on fire, and

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