Glenwood Man Charged With Arson

A Glenwood man has been charged with arson in connection with a December 7 semi-trailer fire in Wheeler County. Charles Mason, 24, has been charged wi t h arson in the second degree in con- nection with a fire which oc curred at the inter- section of U. S. H i g h way 280 and First Street around 1 continued from page

a.m. Insurance and Safety Fire Insurance Commissioner John F. King said in a press release that Mason was charged after a state official conducting an investigation “discovered that the fire had been contained to the trailer and the grass surrounding it.” Prior to the recent incident, Mason was out on bond following an arson which occurred in August 2019. He is being held in the Wheeler County Jail as the State Fire Investigation’s Unit, the Wheeler County Emergency Management Agency and the Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office continue the investigation of the latest case.

FIRE SCENE – A semi-trailer sustained heavy damage in a blaze which occurred Monday, December 7, in Glenwood. A local man has been charged with arson in connection with the blaze.