Corey Price / Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office A Chattanooga man has been charged with aggravated arson after confessing to setting his side of a two-family duplex on fire because his neighbors “aggravated” him, according to a police report.
On June 25, firefighters were called to the residences on the 1400 block of Ivy Street where smoke was pouring out of the windows and heavy fire was visible on one side of the duplex.
The neighbors in the other half of the duplex reported hearing a loud boom and heavy smoke forced them out of their home, the report states.
When an investigator arrived, a kerosene container found in the heavily-damaged kitchen and distinctive fire patterns led officials to believe that the fire was started intentionally.
On July 23, 45-year-old Corey Price confessed to pouring kerosene throughout his living room and kitchen and setting the fire because of previous actions of his neighbors, according to the report. The report does not state what those actions were, though.
Price is currently being held on a $100,000 bond and has a court date scheduled for July 28 according to Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office records.