Sunday, July 24, 2011

Charleston Man Charged With Arson

  • {West Virginia}...John H. Lawson, 34,of Charleston, was arrested Saturday and charged with one felony count of arson after police said he told them he set a fire in his apartment on Lee St. E. Lawson, who allegedly set a rag on fire and tossed a lit cigarette onto a bed before leaving, said he was upset with his landlord for being a "slumlord" and that he was attempting to get rid of evil spirits that were keeping him up at night.