HINDMAN, Ky. — A Knott County man has been arrested for allegedly trying to burn his cousin’s home.
Police were called Sunday to a home on Push Back Branch over a report of a burglary.
The home’s resident said she believed her cousin, Jacob Seals, 29, of Georgetown, had entered her home and tried to set it on fire.
A state trooper who responded said he found the floor of the living room had been burned, along with a rug and camping chair. He further noted finding an open bottle of motor oil spilled next to a UK hoodie and oil poured throughout the house. The home’s occupant said the hoodie belonged to Seals.
She also told police she had been arguing with Seals and showed them text messages allegedly sent by him, threatening to set her home on fire.
Police found Seals at a home at Mallie a short time later. He told police he had been to his cousin’s home earlier to drop off some clothes, but he didn’t know if anyone else had been there.
Based on the investigation, Seals was placed under arrest on suspicion of second-degree arson, a felony punishable by 10-to-20 years in prison.
The police report notes the officer asked him why he did it, to which he reportedly replied he was “tired of everything.”
Seals is being held on a $10,000 cash bond.
