Updated: Camper catches fire at mobile home park. Suspect charged with arson
A camper near the Lexington cemetery was severely damaged by a fire on Thursday.
The fire was reported to the fire department just after 1:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Battalion Chief Jason Walton. The firefighters who first arrived on scene found a camper fully engulfed in flames, Walton said.
Firefighters had the fire under control within a few minutes of arriving on scene, according to Walton. No one was home when the fire sparked and no one was hurt.
“Due to the size of the structure being fairly small, we were able to get most of it from the outside,” Walton said.
Investigators later determined the fire was set intentionally, according to the fire department. Tiffany Nicole Roberts was taken into custody and charged with Arson, disorderly conduct and terroristic threatening, according to the fire department.
Roberts was disorderly during her apprehension, according to court records. She allegedly screamed profanities and demanded officers release her, at one point threatening to shoot one of the officers.
This story was originally published April 21, 2022 at 3:05 PM.
