Louisiana Inmate Charged in Jail Fire

SHREVEPORT (KPEL) —A Louisiana inmate is facing more legal trouble after allegedly starting a fire inside the jail and endangering nearly twenty other inmates.

Inmate Accused of Starting Fire Inside Jail

According to investigators, Zechariah Stutts, 20, set a fire in an air vent at the Caddo Correctional Center in Shreveport.

The Shreveport Fire Department reached out to the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal to assist in investigating the fire that took place on June 22.

17 Inmates Were in Danger at Time of Fire

KSLA reports that at the time the fire was set, there were 17 other inmates in the holding area.

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