Metro Detroit woman accused of setting utility poles on fire in three cities

A Belleville, Michigan, woman is charged with arson for allegedly setting a utility pole on fire in Sterling Heights last week, and investigators believe she is connected to similar fires in two other cities.

According to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, 38-year-old Kasheia Eitia Lewis-Strauss was arraigned at the 41A District Court on Monday on third-degree arson and assault with a dangerous weapon. Prosecutors allege that Lewis-Strauss nearly hit a Sterling Heights firefighter when she fled.

She received a $150,000 cash/surety bond…

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