A woman accused of setting her boyfriend’s house on fire was arrested on arson charges on Monday.
Just before 1:30 p.m. on Monday, a police officer with the Kinston Department of Public Safety was flagged down by the alleged victim, Robert Louis Lang III. Lang told the officer his girlfriend, Nekecia Shalete Brown, 35, was setting their house on fire.
The officer observed Brown pulling burning items from the house at 403 E. North Street. After the officer called communications to report the structure fire, he took Brown into custody.
Brown was placed in Lenoir County Jail with no bond due to a domestic assault charge. She was also charged with first degree arson and burning of personal property. The structure received approximately $30,000 in damage; personal loss was listed at $1,000.
Fire units with the KDPS had the fire under control in about 10 minutes.