A joint investigation by special agents with the TBI and the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office into a residential fire in that county resulted in an arrest.

On October 10, 2023, TBI special agent fire investigators assisted the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office in investigating a fire at a residence in the 1,900 block of North Nopone Valley Road. Authorities say the fire was set on purpose. Two people had been inside the home at the time. During the investigation, agents and deputies determined that 45-year-old Laura Huckabey of Decatur was responsible for setting the fire.

TBI agents obtained arrest warrants for Huckabey for two counts of aggravated arson. She was arrested by Meigs County deputies and booked into jail on a $50,000 bond.