A fire at a double-wide mobile home in Mountville, Ga. in late May seemed to leave residents in dismay. The three women and four children who called it home claimed they “lost everything,” but investigation lead officials to believe that was far from the truth.
Tips submitted to police led officials to Reginald Robertson, 34, the owner of the mobile home, after suspicious fires consumed 6 residences in the area. Though Robertson claimed he was at his permanent residence nearly four hours away at the time of the fires, investigation revealed he was in close proximity of all of the residences that had burned.
Robertson was arrested and charged with first-degree arson for the single fire, while further investigation continued in regards to the other five. Additionally, the three women who lived in the home were charged with prior knowledge of the fire, as many of their belongings were found to have been moved to a home in a different community.
As it turns out, multiple insurance policies had been taken out on the double-wide. The policies totaled $235,425, and the policy held by Robertson alone was $138,425. One of the policies was held by someone who did not live in the home.
Less than two weeks later, Robertson was found to have been involved with the five other fires that occurred the same night. He now faces six counts of first-degree arson, two counts of aggravated assault, and one count of insurance fraud.
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