ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A Fort Pierce man is accused of setting a chair inside of a home on fire while two women and three infants were inside early Sunday morning.

Devon Armstead, 19, of the 700 block of North 23rd Street, was arrested on charges of felony first-degree arson of a dwelling with people present and criminal mischief.

Police said they went to a home at the 1400 block of North 23rd Street about 1 a.m. after receiving a call about a man setting something on fire.

Officers said when they arrived at the home, they saw flames and smoke coming from the home, and they heard a woman screaming, "Our house is on fire."

Police said they called the St. Lucie County Fire District and then went into the home, using a fire extinguisher to put out a chair that was in flames.

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One of the women inside the home told police she saw Armstead, whom she knew, move a cardboard square that was covering a broken window to get inside.

The woman told officers once she saw Armstead trying to come inside, she called police and then started to smell smoke. She and another woman in the home grabbed three infants and ran outside.

In the past, Armstead has smashed out the window of the same home and caused other damage, officers said.

Police arrested Armstead and took him to the St. Lucie County Jail. As of Friday afternoon, Armstead remained in jail on $251,500 bail.

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