A Port Allen man is accused of trying to set a home on fire that had four children inside. The incident happened early Tuesday morning in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge Fire Department spokesperson Justin Hill says when investigators arrived at home, they saw evidence of a break-in.
“The witnesses stated that Jarvis had kicked in the door, poured some gas or gasoline around the home, and attempted to set the house on fire. Thankfully, nobody was injured,” Hill said.
Hill says thanks to the work of several agencies they apprehended the suspect, 46-year-old Alfred Jarvis. Jarvis had two restraining orders again him and he allegedly threatened the occupants of the home two days before he tried to set it on fire.
“He set fire to the home, poured gasoline in there and it did cause some slight damage to the home. About $1,000 worth of damage to the home. So there are some small areas that were burning that the fire departments were able to put under control,” Hill explained.
“Hill says Jarvis have been charged with four counts of attempted first-degree murder.
“The witnesses were at the home, and they did say that Mr. Jarvis was making certain statements that everybody was going to die. That’s what the witnesses said,” Hill noted.
