DeLand woman charged with arson for setting her own home on fire, according to police

DeLand police officers charged a 63-year-old woman with arson early Friday for setting her home on fire.

Woman charged with arson for setting home on fire in DeLand Friday, April 21, 2023.
Woman charged with arson for setting home on fire in DeLand Friday, April 21, 2023.

At approximately 2:11 a.m., DeLand police officers arrived at 517 E. Walts Ave. and found the single-family home "fully engulfed in flames," according to a Facebook post.

The DeLand Fire Department arrived on the scene within minutes to find the entire front of the home on fire. According to a fire department Facebook post, eight units responded with 24 personnel to quickly knock down the fire.

During the police investigation, it was determined the resident, 63-year-old Gina White, intentionally set the home on fire. White was placed under arrest and transported to the Volusia County Jail Branch.

She is charged with arson of a structure, a second-degree felony. White was in the Volusia County Branch Jail Saturday morning on $50,000 bail.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: DeLand woman, 63, charged with arson for setting own home on fire