Pine Bluff Woman Faces Charges for Alleged Burglary and Arson

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By Ray King

A $5,000 bond was set Monday for a Pine Bluff woman accused of breaking into her former boyfriend’s house and starting a fire inside the residence.

Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Trakeisha Johnson, 46, with residential burglary and arson.

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Reading from an affidavit by Detective Tiffany Wood, Prosecuting Attorney Kyle Hunter said on June 30, police responded to a reported disturbance at a residence on Burnett said that reportedly involved the victim’s ex-girlfriend, Ms. Johnson, who stands before the court.

Hunter said when Johnson was interviewed, she admitted being in the house but then asked for a lawyer.