NEWS RELEASE
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| Department of Public Safety Huntsville, Alabama 35801 Rex Reynolds Public Safety Director (256) 427-7138 |
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Henry Reyes |
| Michael Sublett |
| Dr. Karen Sheppard |
Investigators Make Arrest In Arson House fire |
Huntsville, Alabama (February 16, 2007) The Department of Public Safety announced today that a joint investigation led to a 21-year-old woman being arrested on Thursday and charged with 2nd Degree Arson. Investigators with the Huntsville Police Department’s Arson Task Force and Huntsville Fire and Rescue say Loren Yokem allegedly poured gas inside the house at 7804 Charlotte Drive and set it on fire January 22nd. When authorities arrived, they also found a Meth lab located in a shed. Two other men were arrested at the time and booked on drug charges. Yokem was booked in the Madison County Metro Jail on $8,000 bond. Investigators did not release a motive.