Police arrest suspect for serious arson

TOLEDO, Ohio — A person is in custody on arson charges, court records show, after allegedly setting off an accelerant in a downtown Toledo home in May.

Toledo Municipal Court records show that on May 31, police received a report of an alleged arson that occurred on May 27. Police issued an arrest warrant for 30-year-old Marchille Turner on charges of aggravated arson, a first-degree felony, and arson of another person’s property, a first-degree misdemeanor.

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Turner is accused of pouring an accelerant on a house in the 500 block of Vance Street. Turner then allegedly used a lighter to ignite the accelerant, the warrant states.

Police executed the warrant on Monday and booked Turner into the Lucas County Jail. In court, a judge set her bail at $100,000, no interest, and she was ordered not to have contact with any victims of the incident.

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Court records did not indicate whether any damage was caused to the house or whether anyone was injured.

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