Around 8:22 a.m. on August 20, the Asheville Fire Department first arrived on the scene of a structure fire on Park Lane Avenue. When they arrived on the scene, they found a mobile home trailer completely gutted by fire. Fortunately, no one was inside the house at the time, and no injuries were recorded.
Fire investigators concluded that the fire was "man-made" after doing an investiation. Officers charged Jacob Shelly Porter (born October 26, 1997) with second-degree arson and burning personal property after conducting a collaborative investigation with the Asheville Fire Department. Porter was arrested and placed in the Buncombe County Detention Facility on a magistrate-issued secured bond of $20,000 (or $2,000 to a bondsman).
Editor's Note: A criminal charge is an accusation, by law, a person accused of a crime is innocent until proven in a court of law.
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