Welcome to Arrest Stories. A fifty-five-year-old Carlyss man was arrested after allegedly burning trash during a burn ban, causing a fire that spread to his neighbor's property and ignited their camper. Here's what may have happened.
On Wednesday, February twenty-fifth, two thousand twenty-six, deputies with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a fire incident near Cypress Cove Elementary off Jays Circle around one o'clock in the afternoon.
According to the arrest report, Freddie Darren Cole Junior was burning trash and leaves in his yard during an active burn ban. Investigators say Cole went inside his residence while the fire was still burning, leaving it completely unattended in his yard.
The unattended fire then spread from Cole's property to his neighbor's yard. The flames subsequently ignited the neighbor's camper, though no one was living in the camper at the time of the incident.
Cole was taken into custody and booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center on multiple charges including fire raising on lands of another by criminal negligence and prohibition against outdoor burning. He also faces an additional charge of possession of Schedule Two drugs.
His bond was set at nineteen thousand dollars.
The incident was part of a busy day for the Calcasieu Correctional Center, which processed booking reports for ten individuals on February twenty-fifth. Other arrestees included individuals from various locations including Houston, Texas and Bossier City, facing charges ranging from immigration detainers to drug offenses, weapons violations, assault, and property crimes.
The fire incident highlights the dangers of outdoor burning during burn bans, which are typically implemented during dry conditions to prevent wildfires and protect public safety.
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