we can always rely on the government to protect us - cant we? take this fireman. Original Article Arson charges filed against firefighter Michael Kiefer The Arizona Republic Nov. 10, 2005 12:00 AM A year and a half after being arrested on suspicion of burning down a luxury home in Peoria, a former Phoenix firefighter was back in jail Wednesday, charged with two counts of arson. Darryl Lanning, 45, was also charged with burglary, making a fraudulent insurance claim, theft, trafficking in stolen property and operating a chop shop. He was held in lieu of $270,000 bond. The case surfaced in May 2004, when Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced the arrest of Lanning and two other Phoenix firefighters, Christopher Bishop and Joseph Avey. According to the Sheriff's Office, under questioning in 2004, Lanning confessed to setting the December 2003 house fire and implicated Bishop and Avey. He also confessed to setting fire to Avey's pickup truck. During the investigation, detectives also seized several stolen vehicles from Lanning's garage. But then-County Attorney Rick Romley refused to prosecute the case and sent it back to the Sheriff's Office for more investigation. All three men were released. A Maricopa County grand jury returned an indictment against Lanning on Tuesday. Arpaio and Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas held a news conference Wednesday to announce Lanning's re-arrest and indictment. Neither would comment on whether charges would be filed against Avey and Bishop. "As time goes on there's good possibility you may see other arrests," Arpaio said. Lanning resigned from the fire department before his first arrest. Avey resigned in 2004, and Bishop remains a firefighter.