Suspect Arrested for Burning House

Contact: John S. Robison, State Fire Marshal
334-241-4166

7/23/2002

Desmond Robinson of 52 South Keen Street in Clayton was arrested this morning for setting fire to the house where he lived with his wife.

Twenty-three year old Robinson has been charged with one count of Arson Second Degree following the fire and is currently being held in the Barbour County Jail. The fire followed a domestic argument between the suspect and his wife.

The fire is currently under investigation by the Clayton Police Department and the Alabama State Fire Marshals Office.