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UPDATE: Crossville, Tenn., man arrested after allegedly setting fire to Hixson Pike businesses

Robert Franklin, of Crossville,Tenn., is a suspect in the Hixson business fires on July 4, 2020, according to fire officials. Photo contributed by the Chattanooga Fire Department.
Robert Franklin, of Crossville,Tenn., is a suspect in the Hixson business fires on July 4, 2020, according to fire officials. Photo contributed by the Chattanooga Fire Department.

By Staff Report 1 min read

UPDATE: A Crossville, Tenn., man has been arrested and charged with two counts of arson following two fires at Hixson Pike businesses on July 4.

Robert Franklin, 36, was taken into custody on Saturday, July 11, according to Chattanooga Fire Department officials.

The suspect was uncooperative with investigators, and he does not have any connection to the businesses where he allegedly set the fires, a news release states.

Original story:

The Chattanooga Fire Department is investigating two suspicious commercial fires that happened Saturday on Hixson Pike.