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Volunteer Firefighter Charged With Arson

Volunteer Firefighter Charged With Arson

Police say 18-year-old Coty Presley set a house fire in Chunchula that spread to nearby woods.


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CHUNCHULA, Ala. (AP) - An 18-year-old volunteer firefighter in
Mobile County has been arrested and charged with arson in a house
and woods fire.
State Fire Marshal Ed Paulk said firefighter Coty Presley of
Chunchula was arrested Tuesday morning. He's accused in a Feb. 19
fire at a residence and surrounding woods in the Chunchula
community.
In a statement, Paulk said Presley is a firefighter with the Oak
Grove Volunteer Fire Department.
Charged with two counts of felony arson, Presley surrendered at
the Mobile County Jail. Bond was set at $6,000.
If convicted, Presley could be sentenced up to 15 years in
prison, plus fines and restitution.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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