Tuesday, May 30, 2017

RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- An elderly man who was living at Brooks Personal Care Home on Mims Street placed a pile of clothes, a walker, and a trashcan behind his bedroom door and set it on fire.

Connley Seterfeit, 76, is facing two counts of aggravated assault and one count of arson in the first degree. The incident happened on Sunday, May 14 around 8:30 p.m.

According to the arrest warrant, there were only two other people who also lived there. One of those people was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation then released.

The warrant states that fire damage was confined to the wall, clothes, and the trashcan; and that the entire house filled with smoke.

Monday, May 29, 2017

RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- An elderly man has been arrested on arson and aggravated assault charges after he allegedly set fire to a nursing home.

Connley Seterfeit, 76, is facing two counts of aggravated assault and one count of arson in the first degree.

Seterfeit was a resident of the home he allegedly set fire to. Additional details about the incident were not immediately available.