Suspect charged with arson, attempted murder in Opelika apartment complex fire
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Updated: Feb. 18, 2021 at 10:58 PM CST
OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - An arrest has been made in an Opelika apartment fire that left several people displaced.
The fire happened at the Pinehurst Villas Apartments Thursday morning. 31-year-old Frederick Ashmore of Opelika is charged with first-degree arson, three counts of attempted murder, and seven counts of first-degree criminal mischief.
Ashmore is being held in the Lee County Jail.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Opelika Police Department Detective Division at 334-705-5220 or the Secret Witness Hotline at 334-745-8665.
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