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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

DeKalb investigators net one arrest in suspicious fires

DeKalb County investigators have made one arrest in connection to a recent string of suspicious fires along a stretch of the Memorial Drive corridor. 21-year-old Jeremy Tremaine Sprowl is charged with one count of first-degree arson for allegedly setting fire to a used car dealership. Fire investigators are still trying to determine how nine other fires in the area were set. During a 24-hour period from Sunday into Monday, firefighters responded to 11 suspicious fires along a two-mile stretch of Memorial Drive. Various businesses and a church were targeted.

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