FARMINGTON — A Jay woman accused of setting fire to a mobile home in August was indicted by a grand jury Thursday.

Amanda Morey, 28, was indicted on one count of arson involving an Aug. 5 fire. A conviction on the charge carries a sentence of up to 30 years in prison.

Firefighters from several departments responded to two separate fires at Morey’s home at 3 BJ’s Lane in Jay on Aug. 4 and 5. The second fire was called in as a rekindle of the fire from the day before. Morey shared the home with her husband, Adam.

The trailer was heavily damaged in the first fire and was destroyed in the second fire.

Senior state fire investigator Richard Shepard initially classified the fire Aug. 4 as undetermined, pending further investigation.

State fire investigator Edward Hastings IV wrote in his affidavit filed with the court in relation to the Aug. 5 fire that Amanda Morey told him that she went back into the residence on that morning to see what items could be salvaged.

“After completing a complete fire scene examination we were able to determine that this fire originated within ordinary combustibles and doesn’t present fire patterns consistent with a rekindle type fire. Based on scene observations this fire was most likely started around the ordinary combustibles (bed and or the curtain) and was likely ignited with an open-flame device,” according to Hastings’ affidavit.

dperry@sunjournal.com

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