He changed his mind at the last minute, but it may have been too late.

Jonathan Harold Irwin Levenson, a former Maricopa County, Ariz. Constable for the Kyrene Justice Court, was arrested and faces charges of conspiracy to commit arson of an occupied structure, conspiracy to commit fraud schemes and false reporting to law enforcement.

"Levenson was conspiring with other individuals to burn down his home for the insurance money," said Tempe Police Sgt. Steve Carbajal. "It would add to the ruse that it was hate-motivated."

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