MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman is facing a charge after Memphis Fire Department officials said she has been accused of setting a series of fires early Monday morning in Midtown.
Laquita Huffman, 38, has been charged with setting fire to personal property or land. She is currently in the Shelby County Jail on $25,000 bond.
MFD investigators said the woman was arrested the morning of Oct. 14, 2024, after four separate arsons and attempted arson. They said the woman was taken to Regional One Hospital, but did not say why.
MFD said firefighters responded to one fire just before 4:30 a.m. in the 600 block of Philadelphia, where nine minivans, a fence, and a storage building were damaged by arson. They said the fire caused about $44,000 damage in total.
Investigators said another call came in about 7 a.m. in the 1500 block of Union at Kimbrough, where a car was on fire. They said the fire was possibly set by the same woman. That fire caused $35,000 damage.
MFD also responded to a gas station in the 2200 block of Union Ave. about 8:40 a.m., where they said the same woman tried to set the gas pumps on fire.
Firefighters then responded to the 15 block of E. Parkway just after 8:45 a.m., where they found towels and grass had been set on fire in a parking lot.
The suspect was then found and taken into custody, according to MFD.
