A Haynesville man is charged with arson for allegedly setting fire to three vacant buildings, two of which spread to neighboring structures with people inside, the state Fire Marshal's Office said Tuesday.
Lorenzo Henderson, 28, was booked into the Claiborne Parish Detention Center Monday on two counts of aggravated arson and one count each of simple arson, burglary, trespassing and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The first fire was reported around 10:30 p.m. Sunday in the 600 block of McDonald Street. Flames from the vacant house had begun to damage a neighboring home with a family inside. No one was injured.
Several hours later, just after 4 a.m., firefighters were called to the 8200 block of Highway 534 where a vacant former church was on fire.