A man held captive by his stepmom for 20 years deliberately set fire to their home in Waterbury, Connecticut, last month to ...

The man, now 32, told authorities his confinement began when he was about 11 years old. He said he was locked in a room nearly all day and night and given limited food and water.

"I wanted my freedom," the man reportedly said after lighting the home ablaze in what police say was a desperate breakout attempt.

Authorities in Connecticut say a man who was held captive in a home for more than 20 years was rescued after setting fire to his room.