NEWS BRIEF: Walmart arsonist is 14-year-old girl, police say
‘Video evidence led to the suspect’s identity’
A girl of 14 has confessed to starting the fire that engulfed part of the Peachtree City Walmart on Aug. 24, local police announced Wednesday morning. The unnamed minor used a cigarette lighter to set the blaze in the highly flammable paper goods section, sending customers scrambling and eventually destroying the roof. Eyewitness information corroborated by video evidence led detectives to the suspect’s identity, police say.
“On the evening of August 30th, a search warrant was executed on the suspect’s residence in Peachtree City, which included an interview with the suspect who admitted to starting the fire,” the police statement reads. “As a result, a 14-year-old female juvenile was taken into custody and charged with Arson in the 1st Degree. The investigation revealed no evidence of a specific motive or participation in an organized activity.” Details: thecitizen.com