Woman sets house on fire because she was not invited to a party
A Tennessee
woman has been accused of setting fire to a home because she wasn't invited to
a party.
The lady
identified as Shameka Howse was arrested on Wednesday and charged with
vandalism, aggravated arson and reckless endangerment/assault with a deadly
weapon for the incident.
According to
an affidavit from the Metro Nashville Police Department, Howse and an
unidentified man pulled up at a house on North 29th Avenue in Nashville on June
28 and when she began screaming about not being invited to a party at the
house.
When those
inside the home would not let her in,
she allegedly said she was going to set fire to the house, WTVF reported
From there,
police said she walked back to the truck, pulled out a jug of lighter fluid and
started pouring it over the front window of the house. Police says she then
took a butane lighter and lit a fire.
Woman sets
house on fire because she was not invited to a party?
According to
investigators, Howse and the unknown driver fled as three people inside the
home tried to put it out. The flames were extinguished before any serious
damage was caused, and no one was hurt.
Howse who was arrested on Wednesday is being
held on a total bond for $45,000.
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