PETAL, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say a 38-year-old Petal woman has been extradited from Alabama and charged with burning a home to cover a burglary.
The Hattiesburg American reports (https://hatne.ws/1nR5pXP ) Friday Samantha A. Joyce was denied bond and is being held at the Forrest County Jail after being charged with grand larceny and arson.
Petal police had been seeking Joyce in a March 27 house fire.
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After the fire had been extinguished, investigators determined that not only had the blaze been set deliberately, but that several guns and pieces of jewelry had been taken from the home before the fire.
Police say the investigation led to Joyce, who was an acquaintance of the homeowner.
After two months of searching for her whereabouts, Joyce was found and arrested in Mobile, Alabama.
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Information from: The Hattiesburg American, https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com
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