An Alabama man’s escalating criminal activities have left authorities astounded, with the latest accusations involving the torching of a camper and an attempt to drown a police dog.

Roy Lee Clowder was taken into custody at the Mobile County Metro Jail on Friday. His charges include second-degree arson, third-degree criminal mischief, resisting arrest, probation violation, and harming a police animal. During his court appearance on Tuesday, a judge concluded there is sufficient evidence to move the case to a grand jury, as reported by Fox 10 TV.

Clowder has a history of legal issues.

Back in October 2024, he was involved in a disturbing incident at a convenience store on Dauphin Island Parkway. As reported by local Fox affiliate WALA, when a woman stopped at the store on her way home from work, Clowder approached her asking for a ride. Upon her agreement, he allegedly pulled a gun and took control of the vehicle.

He then drove them to a nearby church, where he forced the woman into a “makeshift wedding” on the church steps. Authorities stated that he continued to detain her, driving around while assaulting her sexually.

The woman is said to have contacted a friend during the drive, and the friend called 911, prompting deputies to come to her rescue and convince Clowder to release her. He pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree robbery, first-degree kidnapping and first-degree sexual assault.

Mobile County District Judge Spiro Cheriogotis ultimately dropped the three charges stemming from that October 2024 case, citing, at least in part, not enough probable cause, the area’s NBC affiliate WPMI reported. The woman had reportedly failed to appear in court.

The same judge did find him guilty of resisting arrest and sentenced him to four months in jail with credit for time served.

Cheriogotis called it “easily one of the top 10 craziest cases I’ve heard [in] my entire career,” per WALA.

Fast forward to December 2025, when Clowder was reportedly helping someone move a camper. Prosecutors claim that he got into an argument with someone and ended up setting the motor vehicle on fire. When deputies approached him about the claim, he allegedly hit and tried to drown a K-9 with the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office.

Clowder was scheduled to have a preliminary hearing on the charges on Wednesday.

Law&Crime reached out to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office for more information on the arson case.