Pendell being held without bond in county jail
A 44-year-old Nokomis woman has been charged with murder and first-degree arson in connection with the Aug. 5 death of a man at the Palm & Pine mobile home park in Nokomis, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has reported.
Juanita Marie Pendell, of 255 N. Tamiami Trail in Nokomis, Lot 44, was arrested on Aug. 5, a Sheriff’s Office news release said. She is being held without bond in the county jail, her jail booking record noted. Her arraignment is scheduled for Sept. 5, the booking record added.
At 1:10 a.m. on Aug. 5, the release said, Sheriff’s Office deputies, Sarasota County Fire Department (SCFD) personnel, and the Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to a fire at 255 N. Tamiami Trail, which is the address of the Palm & Pine manufactured home community. When firefighters arrived on the scene, the release added, they observed that the interior of a trailer was engulfed in flames…