An Ohio woman is in the Berrien County Jail, accused of setting a mobile home on fire in Lincoln Township. Firefighters and police were called to The Spring Lake Mobile Home Park on West John Beers Road around 10:30 Wednesday night. The fire had been put out by the time they arrived. The 28-year-old suspect had taken off before the officers and firefighters got to the scene, but she was found a short time later and arrested. Police say she’s related to the home’s occupants and had driven there due to a family dispute, which caused her to allegedly start the fire. No one was hurt, and damage is estimated at around $7,000.
When the fire started, there were seven people in the home, including four kids between the ages of four and 13. The woman is set to be charged with arson and attempted murder, and police say she was also allegedly involved in another incident earlier yesterday in Benton Township. No details on that have been released.
