PRESS RELEASE - 8/24/11
The Troup County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in an incident of Arson that occurred on Sunday, August 21, 2011 at approximately 12:15 am. Deputies were dispatched at that date and time to 272 Jim Turner Road (near West Point) in reference to a report of a house fire. Upon arrival Charles Duane Whited stated to Deputies that he had stepped outside his residence and walked to the top of a hill in his driveway. He reported that he noticed a light coming from a window of the vacant residence (at 272 Jim Turner Road). Whited alleged that he thought someone might have been cooking there.
He claimed that he went back inside his residence and thought nothing of the previous observation, until he smelled the odor of burning rubber. He stated that when he stepped back outside his residence (at 271 Jim Turner Road), he saw flames coming from the vacant home. At that time, he alleged that his father advised him to notify E-911.
A few hours later, Troup County Deputies were again dispatched to the area of 271 Jim Turner Road in reference to an Arson. The resident, Charles Duane Whited, reported that the inside of three vehicles at that location had been set on fire. While being questioned at the scene, Whited became belligerent and hostile toward Investigators. This behavior indicated that further questioning was necessary. After further interviews by Investigators at this Agency, Whited admitted to being responsible for starting the fires at both locations. Charles Duane Whited (age 22) has, thus, been arrested and charged with Arson (1st Degree) and the False Report of a Crime.
The Troup County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in an incident of Arson that occurred on Sunday, August 21, 2011 at approximately 12:15 am. Deputies were dispatched at that date and time to 272 Jim Turner Road (near West Point) in reference to a report of a house fire. Upon arrival Charles Duane Whited stated to Deputies that he had stepped outside his residence and walked to the top of a hill in his driveway. He reported that he noticed a light coming from a window of the vacant residence (at 272 Jim Turner Road). Whited alleged that he thought someone might have been cooking there.
He claimed that he went back inside his residence and thought nothing of the previous observation, until he smelled the odor of burning rubber. He stated that when he stepped back outside his residence (at 271 Jim Turner Road), he saw flames coming from the vacant home. At that time, he alleged that his father advised him to notify E-911.
A few hours later, Troup County Deputies were again dispatched to the area of 271 Jim Turner Road in reference to an Arson. The resident, Charles Duane Whited, reported that the inside of three vehicles at that location had been set on fire. While being questioned at the scene, Whited became belligerent and hostile toward Investigators. This behavior indicated that further questioning was necessary. After further interviews by Investigators at this Agency, Whited admitted to being responsible for starting the fires at both locations. Charles Duane Whited (age 22) has, thus, been arrested and charged with Arson (1st Degree) and the False Report of a Crime.
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