What started as an argument over alleged infidelity in a Miami Gardens efficiency ended with flames, smoke and a first-degree arson charge, according to police.
Miami Gardens officers say 30-year-old Tabitha Rebekah Woodard was arrested Wednesday after a fire broke out inside the small unit she shares with her longtime boyfriend. Investigators say clothing was set on fire, triggering a 911 call when a neighbor returned from work, saw smoke and alerted authorities.
The neighbor told investigators they had just come home, noticed the smoke and called police. Officers later detained Woodard when she came back to the unit. According to police, the couple had been arguing in the days leading up to the blaze, and the dispute centered on accusations of cheating…