Suspect in Nokomis trailer park arson waives bond hearing

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – After being denied bond at her first appearance on Wednesday, the lawyers for suspected arsonist Juanita Pendell waived her right to a pretrial bond hearing Friday.

Pendell is suspected of setting a fire Aug. 5 in a motor home in the Palm & Pines Lakeshore Motor Home & RV Community. This fire took the life of one man.

ABC7 spoke to two of the defendant’s friends who said this is out of character for Pendell…

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