A councilman from Grantsville has been arrested and charged with arson in connection with a suspected insurance fraud case, according to West Virginia State Police.
West Virginia State Police say Jesse Davis, 30, of Grantsville, was arrested Tuesday on charges of arson of an insured vehicle and child neglect.
Sgt. L.G. O’Bryan tells WSAZ on December 11, Davis was driving through Grantsville with a 17-year-old relative when he set fire to the moving vehicle.
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O’Bryan tells WSAZ they developed probable cause to believe Davis set the fire to fraudulently receive money from his insurance company, by claiming the vehicle caught fire while he was driving.
According to Sgt. O’Bryan, this is not the first time Davis allegedly set fire to a vehicle for an insurance claim.
Due to family members working in the court system in Grantsville that recused themselves from the case, as well as the county’s prosecutor, the Roane County prosecutor’s office had to sign the warrant and press charges against Davis.
