HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A 36-year-old man is facing arson charges after he allegedly started a fire that destroyed a Harrison Township apartment complex Friday morning.
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Chaunsay Tinsley was charged with two counts of aggravated arson, according to Vandalia Municipal Court records.
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Tinsley’s bond was set at $250,000 cash or surety.
Court records indicate that Tinsley will be placed on electronic home monitoring if he posts bond.
The fire occurred at an apartment complex in the 4100 block of Camargo Drive in Harrison Township around 3:40 a.m.
As previously reported by News Center 7, a female called 911 reporting that her boyfriend sent her pictures of himself setting her clothes on fire.
When deputies arrived on scene, they saw smoke and flames coming from the complex and ran inside to get residents out.
Montgomery County Sheriff Rob Streck said deputies knocked on the apartment door where they believe the fire began. Tinsley answered the door and told deputies ‘nothing going on here.’
Deputies went to evacuate other residents but eventually came back and arrested Tinsley, according to court documents.
Residents previously told News Center 7 that the complex was “burning up” but the time they got out.
24 people were displaced in this fire.
Tinsley is scheduled to appear in municipal court on Feb. 18.
News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.
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