A juvenile has been charged with arson for a fire that occurred in a girls’ bathroom at A.C. Flora High School on March 16.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) agents charged 46 year-old Rusty Dale Peeples,
with Arson and Presenting a False Claim for an Insurance Payment on Feb. 24.
The incident report submitted by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department states that around 3:30 Thursday morning, a neighbor’s dog woke its owner up, prompting the neighbor to see the nearby fire and call 911.
Two people have been arrested and charged in connection to a fire authorities say was intentionally set in Columbia. arrested for intentionally setting a fire in Columbia.
According to SLED, a 33-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a 2020 arson investigation where a Town of Pine Ridge police car was set on fire.
Law enforcement is asking for the public’s help identifying an individual who set a police car on fire in 2020.
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department says an Orangeburg County man is accused of using a water bottle filled with gasoline to to start a house fire on Saturday.
According to officials, a Columbia man was convicted of the burglary and arson of business in Lexington County which resulted in the death of a family dog.
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department says a West Columbia man is accused of shooting a man to death and setting fire to his camper.
The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office says a woman was charged with arson after she caused over $5,000 worth of damage to a residential property she lives at.
