70-year-old woman arrested for allegedly trying to burn down assisted living center

IDAHO FALLS – An aged female was precocious charged pinch a felony aft she reportedly group her ain apparel connected occurrence to effort and pain down an assisted surviving center.

The 70-year-old female was charged pinch felony arson.

Due to her intelligence wellness concerns, EastIdahoNews.com has chosen not to people nan sanction aliases mugshot of nan female charged.

On March 15, a detective pinch nan Idaho Falls Police was called to nan Broadway Fields Assisted Living Facility. The installation head had called dispatch to study 1 of nan residents had “deliberately group her apparel successful her room connected fire,” according to tribunal documents.

The Idaho Falls Fire Department was besides called to nan surviving center.

When nan detective arrived, nan installation head stated an aged female surviving astatine nan halfway had group her clothing connected occurrence and damaged 1 of nan installation rooms, forcing labor to evacuate nan building, arsenic different residents were connected oxygen tanks, which could person exploded successful a fire.

An worker astatine nan surviving halfway told nan detective that astatine astir 8 a.m., he had been making meal for nan residents erstwhile he heard a fume siren spell off. He thought it was because he was cooking, truthful he reset nan alarm.

A fewer minutes later, nan fume siren went disconnected again, and he noticed fume coming from underneath nan woman’s chamber door.

The worker opened nan doorway to spot “(the woman) opinionated complete a heap of clothing that was connected fire.” She was reportedly “nude and laughing” while opinionated conscionable a fewer feet from nan fire.

The worker evacuated nan different residents from nan building, but nan female who reportedly caused nan occurrence refused to leave. Police reports authorities nan worker “had to physically prime (the woman) up and return her outside.”

The worker was capable to get a occurrence extinguisher and put retired nan occurrence earlier nan occurrence section arrived.

No residents were injured during nan incident. The female was past transported to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center for a intelligence wellness evaluation.

During a hunt of nan bedroom, detectives recovered a “pile of melted clothing and individual property” successful nan mediate of nan room. The southbound and westbound walls reportedly had occurrence damage, and a solid model connected nan southbound wall was broken.

Detectives besides recovered a lighter located connected nan heap of burnt clothes.

The worker brought nan detective extracurricular to show him much items he had removed and thrown successful nan snowfall to extinguish nan fire.

The installation head told nan detective that nan female had a history of intelligence illness, but had “not caused immoderate awesome problems earlier today.”

According to constabulary reports, nan occurrence harm was weighted astatine astir $3,000.

The detective later met pinch nan aged female astatine EIRMC, who reportedly admitted to mounting her apparel connected occurrence and said she “wanted to rustle up nan building.” She was past put connected a protective custody clasp by infirmary staff.

A warrant for her apprehension was issued connected April 10, and she appeared for an first quality successful tribunal connected Thursday.

Magistrate Judge Brendon Taylor ordered a competency information for nan woman, and she is expected to look successful tribunal for a preliminary proceeding connected June 25.

If convicted, she could look up to 25 years successful prison.

Though nan female has been charged pinch these crimes, it does not needfully mean she committed them. Everyone is presumed guiltless until they are proven guilty.