ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - A Lima woman was indicted on five counts of aggravated arson for starting a fire at a home that had people inside back in November.
29-year-old Markiesha Blackman was indicted this week by the Allen County Grand Jury. Blackman is still in the Allen County Jail on a $350,000 bond. Lima police say that back on November 22, 2022, a fire was intentionally set at 125 West O'Connor. Everyone was able to get out of the house safely. A witness saw Blackman leave the residence before the fire started. She was arrested shortly after.
Detectives said during a court proceeding that she admitted to them that she was angry with a couple of people in the house. She lit some boxes on the back porch on fire and left with the house burning. There has not been any new court date set in her case.
