Authorities accused a Texas woman of interfering with firefighting efforts to extinguish a house fire that she allegedly caused.
Jermecia Murphy, 37, was charged with criminal mischief, interfering with public duties, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of marijuana in connection with a house fire that occurred in Dallas on Friday. According to a report by local Fox affiliate KDFW, Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a house fire on Prosperity Avenue at 12:58 a.m. on Friday. While firefighters attempted to contain the fire, Murphy allegedly tried to slash the water hoses with a knife to interrupt their efforts.
Authorities said that Murphy was immediately arrested after the alleged slashing attempt. According to KDFW’s reporting, several witnesses at the scene heard Murphy say that she set the fire herself…