A Florida woman who allegedly set fire to a auto thinking it was her ex-boyfriend’s is now in police custody after video footage caught her in the act.
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Carmen Chamblee’s arrest was announced several days after the Clearwater Police Department posted video of the incident on its Facebook page in an attempt to locate the arsonist.
But police believe she got the wrong auto – as the owner of the Honda, Thomas Jennings, said he has no idea who the woman is.
Police said she believed the auto belonged to her ex-boyfriend.
Security camera footage (below) shows Chamblee setting the vehicle ablaze.
Chamblee allegedly started the blaze in the trunk of a white, four-door sedan using flammable liquid, police say.
Jennings’ roommate reportedly first spotted the blaze and let him know his auto was on fire. The two men ran out with a pot of water to try to extinguish the blaze – but Jennings told ABC Action News it was “too much'”.
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Chamblee was taken to the Pinellas County Jail on Saturday according to online records. She is scheduled to appear in court on September 11.
