COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – An arson charge has been filed against the female suspect who was taken into custody by Coldwater Police after a home in the 200 block of South Jefferson was destroyed in a March 18 fire.
A formal arraignment has not taken place yet in Branch County District Court as the woman is undergoing mental evaluations after a petition was filed in Branch County Probate Court.
District Court records indicate an arrest warrant has been issued.
Coldwater Fire Chief David Schmaltz said at the time of the fire that the two-story wood-frame house was a total loss.
He reported heavy smoke billowed out of the structure and that strong winds made it difficult to extinguish the blaze. Wind gusts that day were near 30 miles an hour.
The Quincy, Bronson and Lakeland Fire Departments had to be called in to assist Coldwater firefighters.
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