COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) - Council Bluffs police have charged a man in connection with a deliberately set fire that destroyed his mother’s house.
Police Sgt. Chad Meyers says officer arrested 29-year-old Daniel Kennedy, of Council Bluffs, on Saturday on a warrant for suspicion of second-degree arson in connection with the Jan. 28 fire.
The Daily Nonpareil reports (https://bit.ly/1m32Bmh) the home, which was vacant, was owned by Kennedy’s mother, Susan Graves Kennedy.
Officers arrested Kennedy after responding to a report of a disturbance and finding him yelling at his mother. They checked his name for warrants and then made the arrest.
The January fire destroyed the house. Crews demolished it a few days later.
Daniel Kennedy was held in the Pottawattamie County Jail on $12,000 bond.
Online court records don’t show an attorney for Kennedy.
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Information from: The Daily Nonpareil, https://www.nonpareilonline.com
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