Investigation into Sumter motel fire leads to man’s arrest

SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO)– Sumter Police say an investigation into a motel fire has led to the arrest of a man.

Sumter Police say an investigation into a motel fire led to the arrest of Desmond Jackson. (Photo: Sumter Co. Sheriff’s Office)

On Friday, Oct. 23, a travel trailer caught fire at the America Inn on Broad Street.

After the fire was extinguished, arson investigators with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the circumstances surrounding the fire, says the sheriff’s office.

As a result of the investigation, Desmond Montez Jackson, 35, was arrested and charged with second-degree arson and first-degree burglary.

Jackson was taken to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center.