JOHNSON CITY MAN ARRESTED AFTER FIRE AT JOHN SEVIER CENTER

A man in Johnson City is facing charges following an incident at the John Sevier Center. The Johnson City Police Department reports that officers responded to the center at around 7 p.m. Saturday to find the door to an apartment being smashed open. The kitchen oven and stovetop in the apartment had been turned on high with combustible items placed on the stove and in the oven, causing a fire. Firefighters were able to control the fire before the apartment became ablaze. 34-year-old Jacob Michael Ollis was found wandering outside the complex and had been seen on video by officers and was confronted by the complex management inside the apartment during the fire. Ollis has been charged with aggravated burglary and aggravated arson. He is being held in the Washington County Detention Center.  

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