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‘Something fun’: Man fired over bikini-clad barista photos accused of torching former employer’s store
Summary by The Houston Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Nick Viviani , as published by FOX 26 Houston
· September 19, 2026
· 1 min read
An Arizona man who was fired from a feed store north of Phoenix for allegedly taking pictures of bikini-clad baristas is accused of setting fire to tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of hay bales on his former employer’s property earlier this year.
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What is this story about? An Arizona man who was fired from a feed store north of Phoenix for allegedly taking pictures of bikini-clad baristas is accused of setting fire to tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of hay bales on his former employer’s property earlier this year.
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