(WBRE/WYOU) — A Lycoming County woman has been charged with aggravated arson and more after allegedly driving with a stolen license plate, evading police, and setting a house on fire in New Jersey.
According to the Ocean County Prosecutors Office, on February 19 Surf City Police and Fire Departments were dispatched for a report of a structure fire on North Central Avenue around 8:40 p.m.
After an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crome Unit-Arson Squad, the cause of the fire was determined arson and allegedly started by 29-year-old Juliette Tournier.
The release says that during the fire one firefighter was injured and has since been released from the hospital.
While investigating the fire, police attempted to pull over a vehicle, which was later identified to have Tournier as the driver. Tournier then fled from the police officer, for safety reasons, the officer terminated the pursuit.
Police say the car Tournier was driving license plate matched one that was stolen earlier in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The Ocean County Prosecutors Office says Tournier later surrendered herself and was transported to the Ocean County Jail.
Tournier has been charged with aggravated arson, evading law enforcement, and receiving stolen property in New Jersey.
