NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — A 24-year-old woman has been accused of starting a small fire in a hallway at a Norfolk apartment complex.
The Norfolk Police Department says Johna Richards was arrested Wednesday and booked into jail on suspicion of arson and terroristic threats. Online court records don’t list the name of an attorney who could be contacted to comment on Richards’ behalf.
Police say the charges stem from a Dec. 29 fire at a complex on South Hickory Street. A resident used a rug to put out the flames, and another resident told officers about threatening messages he’d been getting on Facebook.
Police say investigators eventually were able to obtain information from Facebook about the person believed to have posted the messages, and Richards was arrested.