Media Release: W.Va. State Fire Marshals charge Cabell County man

 

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office today announced the arrest of a Cabell County man on charges alleging he intentionally set fire to his residence.

 

Investigators with the WVSFMO have charged Jeffery Allen Bledsoe, 39, of Barboursville with first-degree arson and obstructing in connection with a fire on March 21 at his home on Cyrus Creek in Barboursville.

 

During the investigative process it was determined that Bledsoe was at the residence during the fire. He was arrested on March 21, and is currently in Western Regional Jail with his bail set at $65,000.

 

The arrest was made by Assistant State Fire Marshal T.S. Chastain.

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