FARGO — A Fargo woman facing multiple charges related to allegedly starting a fire at a south Fargo apartment building and later breaking into a home had her first court appearance on Thursday, July 25.

Rebecca Colonna, 26, of Fargo faces charges of endangering by fire, terrorizing, criminal trespassing, attempt to commit simple assault and disorderly conduct. Bail was set at $10,000.

According to the incident report, authorities first arrived at an apartment building on 102 14th St. S. for an arson report at around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. Once on scene, police say they talked to a male resident of the apartment building who said he saw his doorway was on fire, grabbed his child and roommate's daughter and jumped out of a bedroom window to safety, according to documents.

That resident told police he didn't know who started the fire, but said he heard someone knocking on his door 10 to 15 minutes before the fire and thinks it was Colonna of Fargo. Documents state he told police that she likely wanted to talk with him, but he ignored her.

The report also says there was another man in the apartment building when the fire started who woke up to sounds of his neighbor yelling "fire". That man was rescued by the fire department. Nobody was injured in the fire.

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When Colonna was initially interviewed at the scene of the fire, she said she was having drinks with someone at the apartment building and left. Documents say she denied starting the fire.

Later, at approximately 11:45 p.m., police responded to 107 14th St. S., across the street from the apartment fire, for a reported disturbance. The individuals who called on the disturbance told police that an unknown woman had entered their home and had a taser, according to the report.

The homeowners told police that they woke up to a flashing light in their hallway and heard the sound of a stun gun, and when they looked up, they saw Colonna standing in their bedroom doorway looking at them, sparking the taser. The homeowners said they told Colonna to leave, but she did not move. One of the homeowners called police while the other one grabbed a nearby sword and yelled at her to leave, which she eventually did, the documents say.

The homeowners said nothing was taken or stolen, except that there were two opened bottles of Spotted Cow beer on their kitchen counter, which weren't there when they went to bed. The homeowners said these beers were kept downstairs and that Colonna must have gone downstairs to get and drink them.

Officers later confronted Colonna at the south side of 109 14th St. S., and after telling her to get on the ground, she started using the taser on her own neck. She was eventually arrested, and as officers transported her to the Cass County Jail, Colonna complained that her handcuffs were too tight. When officers removed them to re-apply the cuffs, she allegedly attempted to strike an officer, documents say. A lighter was with her when she was arrested.

Colonna will be back in court Aug. 22.