Tag Archives: Arson

A Jackson County man has been arrested and charged with aggravated arson. 34-year-old Daniel Alden Shivers was identified as the person responsible for a September fire at 300 Hilltop Lane in Gainesboro. Shivers was booked into the Jackson County Jail on a $200,000 bond. Read More »

A Jackson County man has been charged with one count of Arson for a December 2021 fire in the town of Celina. Michael Eugene Wallace was indicted and arrested following an investigation by special agent fire investigators with TBI for the incident that occurred at 419 Goolsby Lane. Wallace was also charged with one count of Vandalism between $10,000-$60,000. He ... Read More »

A DeKalb County juvenile will appear in court Monday for alleged aggravated arson and the first-degree murder of his father. 43-year-old Edward Lemons died when his house caught fire in December. Sheriff Patrick Ray said the department believes the fire was intentionally set. “It has been a tragic event for our county,” Ray said. “The victim of this here was ... Read More »

Two suspects have been charged for setting a fire at a storage business on Cookeville Highway in Livingston. An investigation spearheaded by TBI and The Overton County Sheriff’s Department resulted in the arrest of 28 year old Eric Allen Cantrell of Livingston and 29 year old Keelie Alina Mack. On August 29, agents and deputies responded to a fire that ... Read More »

A Cookeville man has pled guilty to to arson on Monday, being sentenced to six years in state prison. The guilty party is Dusty S. Troglin who was determined to be a person of interest after a structure caught fire at 220 East 16th Street on June 7. Two people were inside the home at the time of the fire ... Read More »

A Baxter Fire Lieutenant and Investigator has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Advisory Committee on Arson. Investigator Zachary Womack said TACA uses a lot of effort to provide low cost arson training for volunteer fire departments in rural areas. Womack said the lack of resources in the community can lead to arson. “You can see ... Read More »

A Livingston woman arrested Tuesday on arson charges resulting from a July, 2020 fire. 46-year-old Tracy Lee Hargis booked into the Overton County Jail on one count of arson. The TBI and the Overton County Sheriffs Department investigated a fire on Swallows Chapel Road July 6. TBI Special Agents found Hargis had been responsible for starting the fire at the ... Read More »