Mother faces arson charge for allegedly setting fire with four children in the house

BY Jamie Skorheim  on January 2, 2013 @ 3:24 pm (Updated: 3:46 pm - 1/2/13 )

A mother of four will be facing an arson charge for allegedly starting a fire in her home over her husband's supposed infidelity.

Prosecutors say that 32-year-old Jenny Mena gathered photographs, a gift box, lingerie and other items in a pile on the floor and set fire to them on Dec. 30.

Mena's four daughters age 7 to 13 years old were reportedly in the home at the time of the incident.

"Arson is always dangerous, but especially so with children in the house," said Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist. "The defendant has been charged with arson with aggravating circumstances for endangering the children."

Authorities were alerted to the incident when the oldest daughter called an uncle who called 911. The prosecutor's office says when fire crews arrived on scene they found charred debris on the bedroom floor.

Fire officials reportedly said the likelihood of the home catching fire was extremely high and the children were in imminent danger.

Mena was charged with Arson in the First Degree and her bail was set at $100,000.

Jamie Skorheim, MyNorthwest.com Editor
Whether it's floating on Green Lake, eating shrimp tacos at Agua Verde, or taking weekend drives out to the Cascades, she loves to enjoy the Pacific Northwest lifestyle as much as humanly possible.
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  • murr wrote...
    I cant wait to see how this works, with a female lighting the fire
    January 2, 2013 4:07 pm
    Like male having sex with under age, and a female doing the same. Just keep an eye on it.
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  • soo purletiv wrote...
    Charred debris is all they found?
    January 2, 2013 6:40 pm
    And she is being charged with first degree arson?

    Talk about abuse of the legal system!

    And one wonders why certain laws are so specific in their language?

    Idiots in power will still be idiots...

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  • CH wrote...
    Why do they think they're an expert on mental health? . . . .
    January 3, 2013 6:30 am
    because they are flounders. Are you slipping Bill whoever you are today?
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