Woman charged with arson
Hudson is charged in connection with a fire that caused
In a statement announcing Hudson's arrest Thursday afternoon, Sheriff
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"Deputies and the Arson Investigator arrived on scene at the request of firefighters," he said. "When officers arrived on scene, Hudson stated to officers that she had left her home to take her child to school and received a call a short time later that the home was on fire. SLED Arson Team and the Sheriff's Office Arson Investigator later interviewed Hudson again and she admitted that she had set the mobile home on fire."
Taylor said that Hudson also admitted that she left the puppy and the cat in the trailer "with the knowledge that she had set fire to it."
As for Hudson's motive in setting the fire, Taylor said. that Hudson "admitted that she had renters insurance on the mobile home's contents and that due to financial troubles decided to set fire to the home to collect the insurance money."
Taylor said that no more charges are expected to be filed in the case.
The warrant for Hudson's arrest on the charge of arson third-degree states that she "intentionally set two fires at her residence at
The warrant for Hudson's arrest on the charge of arson/burning personal property to defraud insurer states set fire to her residence "causing damage to the residence and personal belongings. After this she filed a claim with
The warrant for Hudson's arrest on the charge of animals/ill treatment of animals in general, torture states that she did "cruelly kill a cat ... causing unnecessary pain and suffering to the said cat while setting the residence on fire with it inside."
Southside Fire Department Public Information Officer
The incident report filed by the sheriff's office states that when deputies arrived on the scene, they spoke with Southside Fire Chief
Deputies then spoke with Sailors who told them the structure was thought to be a 2000 model, grey, three bedroom, two bath, single-wide mobile home valued at
The deputies then spoke with Hudson who said that when she left the residence at
Deputies also spoke with
The deputies then spoke with dispatch and were informed that the original call came in at
Deputies spoke with Shoe by phone and he told them he was returning home and saw the smoke coming from the trailer. Shoe said he went to see where it was coming from and noticed the back windows of the trailer were broken and smoke was coming out of them. He said he called 911 and then contacted Sailor. He said he did not see anyone around the trailer at that time.
The report states Investigator
Victims forms were given to both Sailors and Hudson, both of whom were informed that an investigator would be contacted and follow up on the case.
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