Crime · Leesburg, FL
Leesburg Woman Arrested on Arson Warrant for Alleged Camper Fire
A 24-year-old Leesburg woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a warrant charging her with arson of an occupied dwelling after allegedly attempting to set fire to a camper at 2 a.m. on Oct. 13, according to a Lake County Sheriff's Office affidavit. The camper's owner reported seeing Kristen Beasley holding a burning spiral notebook against the tarp covering the vehicle before walking toward a Cadillac. The husband sustained blisters between his fingers while trying to extinguish the fire and agreed to go to the hospital. Beasley was booked at the Lake County Sheriff's Office without bond.