LANCASTER COUNTY – A Lancaster County man has been convicted by a judge of threatening his neighbors and attempting to set them on fire using a makeshift flamethrower. 41-year-old Stanley Walden was found guilty of making terroristic threats, possessing a prohibited offensive weapon, criminal mischief, and simple assault. Walden was sentenced to up to 23 months in prison plus seven years of probation. Walden ignited an aerosol can he aimed towards the one of the victims as if it were a flamethrower outside their residence, directly across the street from his own home in the first block of Park View Drive in September 2024. The incident occurred shortly after Walden, who had been carrying a large stick, backed the victims into a corner and began yelling at them. Walden later began smashing a vehicle in the victims’ driveway. Earlier the same day, Walden had threatened to burn down the victims’ residence multiple times and acted aggressively towards them during a verbal argument. As part of his sentence Walden is prohibited from contacting the victims and must stay at least 100 yards away from their residence.
STANLEY WALDEN