A Jackson County woman was arrested after police say she tried to burn down a house, while her boyfriend was inside.
“They had had a verbal argument and he had made her mad,” said Constable Billy Abner. “So she had set the house on fire, with him in it.”
Abner says that Patsy Jones and Jack Jones had been dating for about ten years but aren’t married. The lived together in a house off of Lunsford Road that Patsy owned.
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About a month ago, Abner says Jack moved out due to tensions with Patsy. He started renting a house about 100 yards away from Patsy’s.
After a verbal dispute around 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, officers say Jack left the property to blow off steam.
“His girlfriend had asked him to come retrieve his property from the home that he’s renting from her and he went to retrieve it,” Abner told LEX 18’s Joe Ducey. “And he was in the back room retrieving it and Ms. Jones came through the front door and lit the house on fire.”
Jack escaped the house unharmed.
“While he was leaving the property in his vehicle, she was in hers attempted to ram his vehicle and made contact several times,” said Abner.
Patsy admitted to what she did when officers arrived at the scene.
They say that alcohol played a role in the incident. Patsy Jones is being held in the Jackson County Detention Center, facing first degree arson, wanton endangerment and criminal mischief.
She is expected to appear in court early next week.
