Woman sets fire to ex-boyfriend's home while seeking 'closure' after new girlfriend moved into apartment they shared



26-year-old tells police she used lighter fluid and cigarette to start blaze

Ex-boyfriend also faces charges after answering door with a gun

A 26-year-old woman from Florida has been arrested after allegedly setting fire to her ex-boyfriend's door to 'get closure'.

Kaelyn Marie Partenza faces arson charges after allegedly confronting her boyfriend, Brian Morris, at the apartment they used to share.



When the couple started to row, Partenza used lighter fluid and a lit cigarette to set fire to the front door, police say.



Arrest: Kaelyn Partenza is facing arson charges after allegedly setting fire to her ex-boyfriend's front door

'I got mad and lit the door on fire,' the 26-year-old said after her arrest, NBC Miami reported.



Partenza told police she had been sharing the Deerfield Beach apartment with Morris and his new girlfriend 'as a family' until recently.



She said that when she went to their home on Wednesday last week she had wanted 'to get closure on her relationship with Morris'.

But, when she knocked on the door her ex allegedly answered it while pointing a gun at her.



Partenza claimed a physical altercation followed and as she fled Morris threw her boots after her, which hit her and bruised her arm.



She later returned to the apartment and, when Morris saw her peeking through a gap in the door, he used a towel and speaker to block her view.



Soon after, he noticed flames and smoke coming from the door. His current girlfriend, who has not been named, put the fire out.



Break up: Partenza told police she had gone to see her ex so she could 'get closure'

Partenza admitted to police that she intentionally used lighter fluid that she found on a grill near the apartments, and a lit cigarette, to start the fire.



She faces two counts of first-degree arson with people present and is being held on $50,000 bond.



Morris was arrested for aggravated assault with a firearm, domestic violence and battery.









