Dallas Woman Accused of Setting House Fire, Then Sabotaging Firefighters’ Hose—
Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a house fire early Friday morning after several 911 callers reported flames at a home in the 2900 block of Prosperity Avenue. Crews arrived just before 1 a.m. to find a one-story house heavily burning. Firefighters were able to knock down the flames—located in a front corner room—by 1:35 a.m.
37 year-old, Jermecia Denise Murphy (Source: Dallas County Jail)
37 year-old, Jermecia Denise Murphy (Source: Dallas County Jail)
SuspectAllegedlyTriedtoStopFirefighters
Whilefirefightersworkedtocontroltheblaze,officialssay37-year-oldJermeciaDeniseMurphyinterferedwiththeresponseinanunusualanddangerousway.AccordingtoDallasFire-Rescue,Murphyusedaknifetostabafirehose,apparentlyattemptingtostopcrewsfromputtingoutthefire.Shewasarrestedimmediatelyandinitiallychargedwithcriminalmischief.MultiplewitnessestoldinvestigatorstheyheardMurphyadmit,“Istartedit,”whileshewasdamagingthehose.
InvestigatorsSayFireWasIntentionallySet
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