WASHINGTON COUNTY, FL (WDNews) – A house fire believed to be arson led to the arrest of a Washington County man on Thursday morning.
Just before 10:45 a.m. on August 1st, Washington County Fire Rescue and Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a blaze at a residence on Pine Log Road. Investigators from the Bureau of Fire, Arson, and Explosives Investigations quickly determined that the fire had been deliberately set inside the home by 33-year-old Clint Sherman Elmore.
Three juveniles were inside the house when the fire started but managed to escape without injury.
Elmore was found walking away from the scene and was arrested shortly thereafter. He faces charges of arson and aggravated child abuse.
