THE SCOTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RESPONDED TO AN E-P-O VIOLATION AT A RESIDENCE ON MAYSVILLE ROAD…..
DURING THE INVESTIGATION….OFFICERS LEARNED THAT THE SUSPECT HAD ALLEGEDLY THREATENED TO BURN THE RESIDENCE DOWN…..EVIDENCE INDICATED
THAT MULTIPLE FIRES HAD BEEN INTENTIONALLY STARTED INSIDE THE HOME WHILE ANIMALS WERE STILL INSIDE….
THE SUSPECT…..THOMAS DILLEY….WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH ARSON…..ADDITIONAL ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES ARE PENDING…..
THE SCOTTSVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT ALSO RESPONDED TO THE SCENE….WHERE THEY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND HELPED RESCUE ANIMALS FROM INSIDE THE HOME…..