A Florida woman is facing charges for her alleged involvement in a suspected 2010 arson at her Shiawassee County home.
Michelle Fulton Kiernan, 48, of Homestead, Fla., is charged with conspiracy to commit arson after authorities say she was responsible for a May 31, 2010, fire at her home on the 3300 block of South M-52 in Bennington Township.
Shiawassee County Sheriff Detective Lt. David Kirk said that Kiernan was apprehended by United States Marshals in Miami. She was transported back to Michigan on Tuesday, March 12 and arraigned on the charges. She remains lodged at the county jail with a $10,000 bond.
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Kirk said authorities are still working to determine a motive but said that a Michigan State Police fire marshal report leads authorities to believe that the fire was intentionally set.
Authorities began investigating the case after the fire but Kirk said that Kiernan moved to Florida shortly thereafter and became evasive.
Kirk said his office received additional information allegedly implicating Kiernan so they asked the Marshall service to arrest Kiernan in Florida.
Additional charges are anticipated in the case, Kirk said.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Owosso Township Fire Department also assisted in the case.
