Three Arrested in AR House Fire Ignited by Fireworks

From SFGate.com:

By Charles Bartels

Little Rock, AR (AP) — Three people were arrested on felony charges after they allegedly set a Lonoke County home on fire by shooting fireworks on July 4th despite authorities’ statewide order to not use incendiaries on Independence Day.

The Lonoke County Sheriff’s Department said the Cabot home, along with several outbuildings, caught fire at about 3:30 p.m., the same that authorities were informed that three people were riding all-terrain vehicles in the area, lighting fireworks.

A state trooper arrested Katlynn Mayfield, 23; Samantha Ashley Mayfield, 21; and Matthew Mayfield, 24, all from Cabot. They were charged with felony criminal mischief, but hadn’t been booked into jail yet Wednesday evening.

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