WLWT
May 16, 2014
Middletown police arrest one man and one juvenile in connection with the house fire in the 2000 block of Roosevelt Avenue in Middletown Tuesday.
Police said Thaddeus Shields, 18, was charged with aggravated arson, which is a second-degree felony.
A 17-year-old juvenile was also arrested and charged with unruly to wit aggravated arson, officials said.
Jennifer Chitwood said she has had on-going problems with teenagers in her neighborhood.
Chitwood said teenagers have threatened to kill her and her family, and burn her house down. She said she even filed a police report the night before the fire.
Chitwood said she didn’t feel safe in her home and spent the night somewhere else with her daughter the night the fire was set.
Lt. Reeve said he expects there will be more arrests.
Shields is scheduled to be arraigned in Middletown Friday.