Police say Cartersville man Phillip Bennett set fire to neighbor's yard over grass dispute

Authorities say a man who allegedly set a neighbor's yard on fire in Cartersville on Wednesday has tued himself in to authorities in North Carolina.  Cartersville police say 58-year-old Phillip Roger Bennett is a suspect in an arson that occurred on Boatner Avenue in Cartersville.  

Police said that Bennett had been involved in an apparent feud with Marty Corbitt, who lives across the street from Bennett.  Corbitt said that he's lived at the home about four years and had gotten along with Bennett until last week. Corbitt said that Bennett starting complaining about the length of his grass.

Overreaction: Marty Corbitt says neighbor Phillip Bennet doused his house in gas and bued it down after a dispute over tall grass

"My grass is too tall for him. I was going to cut it today when he set it on fire," Corbitt said.

Corbitt said that he was watching cartoons with his 3-year-old daughter, Kylie, when Bennett came over with two gas cans and a lighter.

"And then he grabs the gas can, starts pouring it into the kitchen. As he's pouring, he takes his lighter and lights it. Flames were everywhere," Corbitt said.

Heartbreaking: 'The mean man bued down my house' says Kylie Corbitt, 3, who was inside the house with her dad when Phillip Bennett allegedly torched it

Always greener? Corbitt says Bennett was a good neighbor for years, until last week when a battle over the Corbitt's grass ensued

As flames erupted around him, Corbitt grabbed his daughter and got out of the buing home that belonged to his grandmother.  Corbitt said he lost everything in the fire. His daughter was most worried about losing her tricycle, but within hours, some neighbors went out and bought her a new one.

Police called Bennett armed and dangerous, and said he has an extensive criminal history.  The 58-year-old tued himself in to U.S. Marshals on Thursday moing in Murphy, North Carolina.  The Marshals were able to make contact with Bennett by phone, and they talked him into surrendering, according to Cartersville police. 

Bennett was taken to the county jail in Murphy, N.C., and will be transported back to Cartersville as soon as possible. 

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