Woman charged with arson, attempted murder

39-year-old burns down trailer on Wayne Drive

BY KYLE TROUTMAN editor@cassville-democrat.com

FELONY ARREST

Who: Amanda Allen, 39, of Cassville

What: Is charged with first-degree arson, first-degree domestic assault and first-degree assault Bond: Set at $50,000 cash

A Cassville woman is behind bars after allegedly burning down a trailer home while people were inside.

Amanda Allen, 39, of Cassville is charged with first-degree arson, first-degree domestic assault and first-degree assault (attempted murder).

According to a probable cause statement filed by Codie Evatt, officer with the Cassville Police Department, authorities were dispatched to 1487 Wayne Drive at about 3:53 a.m. on March 3 in reference to a structure fire.

Two people at the location said Allen had set a box on fire inside the residence, which they had stomped out. They then noticed smoke coming from the back room where Allen had gone. After kicking down the barricaded door, another fire was discovered.

Allen allegedly told police she set a mattress on fire in the back room, setting the fire in an attempt to make the two other individuals leave the residence. The mobile home was a total loss.

Allen is being held in the Barry County jail on a cash-only bond of $50,000. She has been arraigned, and a preliminary hearing is set for April 13 at 9 a.m. in the courtroom of Judge Robert Foulke.