The Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced they’ve dropped the charges against a woman accused of setting fire to an abandoned house that then spread to a neighboring home back in 2023.
That incident happened back on September 13, 2023 when Erie Police charged 36-year-old Virginia Flagella with arson, reckless burning and criminal trespass.
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That fire destroyed a vacant building in the 700 block of Vine Street and damaged a neighbor’s house.
Erie Times News reported that the DA’s office decided to drop the charges against Flagella after a psychiatric evaluation determined she was not competent to stand trial.
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