EDEN, N.C. — Police arrested a woman accused of setting a home on fire in Eden earlier this week.
Eden police said on Thursday, officers in Roanoke, Virginia placed Tesha Joyce in custody without incident. She was given no bond.
On Tuesday night, police and firefighters responded to a fire at a home on Harrington Highway.
Police said everyone inside the home escaped without injury.
Fire crews were able to put out the fire. Officers said the fire caused extensive damage to the home and a vehicle.
After investigation, Eden police discovered the fire was started with malice.
A warrant for first-degree arson was issued for Joyce, who is from Roanoke, Virginia.
The homeowner and his longtime girlfriend said they knew the woman who set their house on fire. The man who owns the home said he was friends with her.
The fire happened in the garage and went up into the sunroom. The homeowner said he was sitting in the living room on the other side of the wall, within feet of the fire.
The homeowner said the home is considered a total loss. The couple does have a place to stay at this moment, but he said they are going to have to tear down the home and completely rebuild it.
He and his girlfriend rented the home for six years and then finally purchased it about a year and a half ago.
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