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Roane County Man Charged With Arson

By Peg Broadcasting News Aug 31, 2023 | 11:21 AM

(Source: TBI Press Release)

An investigation by special agent fire investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, along with Rockwood police officers and firefighters, into three fires at the same residence, has resulted in the arrest of a Rockwood man.

On July 27th, TBI fire investigators joined the Rockwood Police Department and Rockwood Fire Department in investigating blazes that broke out at a residence on North Chamberlain Avenue in Rockwood on July 25th and 27th.  A third fire took place at the same home on August 21st.  The investigation determined that all three fires were intentionally set by 49-year-old Donald White Daniels.

On Tuesday, August 29th, TBI fire investigators took Donald Daniels into custody. He was charged with one count of Arson and one count of Reckless Endangerment, and booked into the Roane County Jail on a $10,000 bond.