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God Told A Former USC Safety To Burn His House Down, So He Burned His House Down

Kevin Ellison, a former star defensive back at USC and now linebacker for the Spokane Shock of the Arena Football League, set his apartment on fire early Thursday morning…with a “marijuana-filled cigar.” Once smoke detectors went off and his roommate and teammate, Chris Tucker, went to warn Ellison and see if he was alright, Ellison brashly replied “That’s a clown question, bro I’m good.”

Spokane owner Brady Nelson noticed previous signs of odd behavior when Ellison had sent text messages indicating he was Jesus and a part of the Second Coming. No one believed his claims until he jumped out of a third story window following the fire and landed relatively unharmed. But even Jesus couldn’t escape smoke inhalation.

Here’s more, from ESPN:

“Ellison, upon a follow-up interview in the hospital, confessed, citing the request by God, and said separately to another investigator “that he just wanted to get out of it and for it all to go away,” according to The Spokesman-Review, which cited federal court documents.”

Ellison has been suspended by the AFL pending an investigation and has been arrested on arson charges.

[ESPN]