Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Authorities Make Arrest in Arson Cases

Authorities in DeKalb County reported the early morning arrest of Jeffrey Tremaine Sprowl, 21, of Stone Mountain, who is under investigation for allegedly setting a number of suspicious fires during a 12-hour period Sunday and early Monday.

According to fire investigators, the fires began around 4 p.m. Sunday. The latest fire early Monday morning took place at a day care center. Another fire heavily damaged a hair salon, while a third fire damaged an auto dealership. There were no injuries and no cars suffered damage.

In one of the other suspicious fires, the Indian Creek Baptist Church suffered heavy damage, but there were no injuries.

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