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Prince George's Authorities Arrest Arson Suspect

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- Fire investigators in Prince George's County have arrested a suspect charged with three felony counts of arson and malicious burning for a fire set in an Oxon Hill apartment building.

Authorities arrested Louise Blount, 59, on Friday in connection with a fire on Nov. 7. It happened in an apartment building on Alice Avenue in Oxon Hill.

Blount is charged with first-degree arson, second-degree arson and first-degree malicious burning. She is being held in Upper Marlboro on a $100,000 bond.

(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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