Area Man Facing Felony Charges after Burning Car
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on December 15, 2023
According to WBOY, a Randolph County man was charged with felony starting a fire on the lands of others after deputies say he set fire to a Nissan Versa on Tuesday.
Just after 6 p.m., a 911 call came in from Mule Hollow Road reporting that a man had set a vehicle on fire and that explosions could be heard
coming from it, according to a criminal complaint.
coming from it, according to a criminal complaint.
Responding deputies found the car fully engulfed, and nearby grass and brush on fire as well.
Deputies approached a nearby trailer, where they were let in, and found Brett Arbogast, lying down in one of the bedrooms, with a lighter in his hand. “I asked Brett what had happened and he stated that he set a vehicle on fire with the lighter,” the complaint said.
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Editor's Note: Photo courtesy of the Randolph County Sheriff's Department.
