Article - June 12, 2008 - Salt Lake Tribune

Chiropractor faces hearing next week

By Stephen Hunt

Matthew Ian ZaritA Park City chiropractor who allegedly planned to burn down his office building last week for the insurance money is scheduled to appear in court Monday.

Matthew Ian Zarit, 36, is charged in 3rd District Court with second-degree felony possession of an incendiary device and third-degree felony attempted arson.

Police say that in the early hours of June 2, Zarit brought four five-gallon containers of gasoline mixed with sodium hydroxide to the three-story building at 1901 Prospector Ave.
   
Zarit placed the gasoline and other items in a hallway, then left to think about what he was doing, he later told police.
   
Meanwhile, S. Scott Kimche, a dentist who had forgotten to lock up after performing emergency procedures for two patients, returned to lock the building about 12:30 a.m.
   
"Kimche said during a telephone interview he bumped into a can wrapped in black plastic, detected a kerosene like smell, then saw fuses, road flares, a clock, wires and electrical clips strewn about. Kimche said he immediately called 911."

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    In the interim, Zarit claims he changed his mind and intended to retrieve the gas cans, according to