BROOKHAVEN – A Brookhaven man has been charged with arson after authorities say he set fire to a FEMA cottage last month.
According to the Mississippi Office of the State Fire Marshal, 65-year-old Kimberly Gayten was arrested Sept. 16 in connection with an Aug. 28 fire at a FEMA cottage on Fulton Street in Brookhaven.
Investigators said a man who was inside the trailer noticed smoke outside and reported seeing Gayten running from the area.
Gayten was arrested by the Brookhaven Police Department. The State Fire Marshal’s Office assisted with the investigation.
Authorities said the trailer sustained minor fire and smoke damage to the exterior. The total amount of damage has not yet been determined.
Evidence from the case is still being examined by the Mississippi State Crime Laboratory.
Gayten is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
