Man charged with setting Knoxville apartment fire

  • Source: WBIR-TV Knoxville
  • Published: 03/13/2019 12:44 PM

VIDEO: A Knoxville man is charged with arson after investigators said he intentionally started a fire in his apartment. Firefighters responded to the fire at Cherokee Ridge Apartments at 301 Woodlawn Pike just after midnight on Monday. No one was hurt, but eight people had to find a new place to live. As fire crews were evacuating residents and fighting the fire, KPD officers were looking for the man who started the fire. According to the arrest warrant, officers had a description provided by a neighbor who called 911, and officers spotted Caleb Alex Jones, who matched the description. When KPD officers and a KFD arson investigator spoke with Jones, he admitted he used a grill lighter to set his mattress on fire. Jones' neighbor told investigators she heard Jones screaming, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" to another man in the apartment, according to the warrant.



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