Woman suspected of arson at lingerie store
October 3, 2012 by admin
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DANA POINT – A woman is suspected of trying to set a lingerie store on fire Tuesday morning because of a failed relationship, authorities said.
The man she had been involved with did not work or own the store, officials said, but had purchased gifts for the woman there during their relationship. She was spotted throwing a flaming, gasoline-soaked pillow at the business early Tuesday morning, sparking flames that reached six feet before firefighters arrived, said Lt. Roland Chacon of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
The deputy spotted the woman just before 12:30 a.m. at the 34100 block of Pacific Coast Highway, Chacon said.
The woman was stopped by the deputy, who determined that she had been in a relationship that had recently ended, he said. Her boyfriend had bought several gifts for the woman at the lingerie store during the relationship.
Officials suspect Jennifer Renee Colwell, 42, had also accumulated trash around the businesses to feed the flames.
According to arrest records, Colwell was being held in Central Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.
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