Reward offered in Sharkey arson

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, February 25, 2009

A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information in an arson fire that destroyed a home in Sharkey County.

Deputy State Fire Marshals Carl Rayfield and James Jackson said the fire that destroyed a home on Johnson Road was reported at about 10 p.m. on Dec. 28.

“We don’t know what the accelerant was,” Jackson said, “but we know it was an arson.”

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Rayfield said a Porsche and a Harley-Davidson also were destroyed in the fire.

The reward is for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person responsible for the fire, Rayfield and Jackson said.

To report information, call 601-359-1061 or 1-888-648-0877.