Tag: arson

Man arrested for arson, burglary in Sanger, deputies say

SANGER, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man was arrested in a burglary and arson investigation in Sanger, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said. MAGEC Detectives say they assisted investigators with the Fresno Fire Department by serving a search warrant for a wanted person at 181 Academy Ave., in Sanger. The location serves as the clubhouse for […]

Dover man charged with arson after setting house ablaze, police say

A Dover man has been charged with a single count of arson for a Saturday night house fire in the city, police said. First responders from Dover Fire Department and Dover Police Department were called to the 900 block of Schoolhouse Lane about 10:15 p.m. Saturday for reports of the blaze. There, firefighters were able […]

Woman enters insanity plea in Ravenna apartment arson

A Ravenna woman has entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity to two dozen felony charges stemming from a March fire police say she set in the Hazen Avenue apartment building where she was living. A Portage County grand jury indicted the 64-year-old woman on 23 counts of aggravated arson and a […]

Jury finds man guilty of murder and arson in Pearl City case

Apr. 13—The Circuit Court jury convicted the 34-year-old mechanic, originally from Naples, Fla., of second-degree murder in the death of Demond Cox, a mechanical engineer, and first-degree arson for starting the apartment fire that the state said was used to cover up the murder. A jury of six men and six women rejected Scott David […]