Kentucky man accused of starting fires underneath, behind home with person inside

FLAT LICK, Ky. (FOX 56) — A Flat Lick man allegedly tried to set a home on fire with someone inside on April 8.

Court documents show that Johnathan Hall, 47, of Flat Lick, allegedly started two fires at a home on Binghamtown Hollow Road – one behind it and another underneath it – while a person was inside.

Deputies with the Knox County Sheriff’s Department (KCSD) wrote on Facebook that Hall allegedly left with the victim’s cell phone as well as their truck.

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An arrest citation showed that deputies found the victim’s truck nearby with no gas in the tank before finding Hall walking down the road a short time later.

He was arrested and charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle – first offense, first-degree arson, and theft by unlawful taking.

Hall was lodged in the Knox County Detention Center on April 9.


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