Man held in blaze at central Arkansas apartment complex

CONWAY -- Sheriff's investigators arrested a man Monday as a result of a fire that destroyed 16 Mayflower apartments Saturday.

Carlon Ricks, 23, was believed to live in the Queens Manor Apartment complex, where the blaze destroyed one of the complex's buildings, Faulkner County sheriff's Deputy Adam Bledsoe said Monday.

Bledsoe said a felony arson charge against Ricks was pending but had not been filed as of late Monday.

A 911 call reporting the fire came in about 6:30 p.m. Saturday. By the time deputies and other emergency responders arrived, the fire had taken over the building, Bledsoe said.

Authorities did not know of a motive as of late Monday, he said.

State Desk on 10/17/2017

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