Latest Arson Headlines
All the headlines from our Arson Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Serial Arsonist Arrested in Georgia After Setting Three Fires
Oct 30 2019 // A Georgia man has been arrested and charged with three counts of arson in the first degree, three counts of burglary in the first degree, two counts of criminal trespass, and four counts of aggravated assault, all of which...
Texas Man Convicted of $1.7M Arson, Insurance Fraud Scheme
Oct 23 2019 // A southeast Texas man has been found guilty charges related to an arson and insurance fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported. According to U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown, a...
New Mexico Men Accused in Arson, Insurance Fraud Case
Oct 18 2019 // Two men from San Juan County, N.M., are accused of committing arson and insurance fraud while allegedly setting up another man to take the fall. County sheriff’s officials say 54-year-old Patrick Roller and...
3 West Virginia Volunteer Firefighters Charged with Arson
Oct 9 2019 // Authorities in West Virginia have charged three volunteer firefighters with first-degree arson and conspiracy. News outlets report Rhodell volunteer firefighters 39-year-old Matthew Allen Meadows, 19-year-old Alexia...
South Carolina High School Arson Case Cracked After 23 Years by Fingerprint
Sep 27 2019 // A 40-year-old man was charged Tuesday with burning down his South Carolina high school more than 23 years after authorities say he set books and other papers on fire in the hallways. Daniel Scott Harris, 40 left his...
Nebraska Dry Cleaner Owner Faces Arson, Insurance Fraud Charges
Sep 19 2019 // The owner of a Nebraska dry cleaning business that burned following an explosion last year has been charged with arson and insurance fraud. The Sarpy County Attorney’s Office says in news release that 53-year-old...
Authorities Investigate String of Arson Fires in Kentucky Neighborhood
Aug 23 2019 // A string of fires in a western Kentucky neighborhood has left authorities wondering if they’re all related. News outlets report four fires in the past week have occurred in the Pleasant Ridge area and three of the...
Man Charged with Arson After Maine Business Fire Causing $150K in Damages
Jul 30 2019 // Prosecutors in Maine say a man has been charged with arson in connection with a fire that badly damaged two businesses in the northern part of the state. The Bangor Daily News reports Cody Ferguson has also been charged...
Georgia Reports Drop in Arson Fires in First Half of 2019
Jul 26 2019 // The Georgia State Fire Marshal’s Office, part of the Georgia Department of Insurance, said of the 215 fires investigators responded to in the first half of 2019, 30% (65) of those fires have been ruled arson. These...
California Warehouse Fire Defendant Says No One Was in Charge
Jun 19 2019 // The San Francisco Bay Area warehouse where a fire killed 36 people more than two years ago was an artist enclave where nobody was fully in charge, one of two men blamed for the fire testified this week. Max Harris told a...
Arrest Made in Arson Fires to Homes Owned by South Carolina Gov
May 17 2019 // A 21-year-old man has been charged with intentionally setting a fire that damaged two Columbia rental properties owned by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. Frank John...
Fire Chief Says Connecticut Mosque Fire Appears to Be Arson
May 15 2019 // A weekend fire at a Connecticut mosque is being investigated as arson. New Haven Fire Chief John Alston said Monday investigators found evidence showing the fire at the Diyanet Mosque was intentionally set and a criminal...
New York Man Arrested for Arson, Insurance Fraud in Vehicle Fire Scheme
May 7 2019 // New York State Police have arrested Jonathan A Schuyler, 23, of Fort Plain, N.Y., for the felonies of arson in the third degree and insurance fraud in the third degree, according to a press release issued by The New York...
Florida Man Suspected in Multiple Fires Arrested
Apr 30 2019 // A Florida man believed to be responsible for multiple fires in the Umatilla area of Lake County, Fla., has been arrested, according to a statement by Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis. James Anthony Bennett was arrested this...
Another Fire Breaks Out at Pennsylvania Church Burned by Arson Blaze
Apr 26 2019 // A small fire has been extinguished at a Pennsylvania church that was severely damaged earlier this week by another blaze that authorities say was deliberately set. The latest fire at Iglesia Pentecostal de Bethlehem was...
Suspect in Multiple Louisiana Church Fires Faces Hate Crime Charges
Apr 16 2019 // The white man suspected in the burning of three African American churches in Louisiana will remain in jail, denied bond Monday by a judge, as state prosecutors added new charges declaring the arsons a hate...
Arkema NA, Executive Now Face Assault Charges From 2017 Texas Chemical Plant Fire
Apr 11 2019 // A Texas grand jury on April 10 indicted chemicals manufacturer Arkema North America and one of its executives on assault charges, alleging they underplayed the dangers of a fire that injured two emergency workers called to...
Georgia Volunteer Firefighter Arrested for Arson
Feb 20 2019 // A volunteer firefighter from Nicholls, Ga., was arrested and charged with three counts of arson after a fire at a wood structure in Alma, Ga., according to a statement from the Georgia Department of Insurance...
5 Former West Virginia Volunteer Firefighters Charged with Arson
Feb 8 2019 // Five former volunteer fighters in West Virginia have been charged with arson following a two-year investigation by the state fire marshal’s office. The office says in a news release that the former Cabell County...
3 Suspects in Sausage Plant Fire ID’d After Texas Arson Hotline Call
Oct 31 2018 // A resident of Richardson, Texas, who recognized a suspected arsonist from a television news report has been awarded a $500 check for his call that will lead to the arrests of three suspects in the fire of the Owens Sausage...
