Detectives with the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 44-year-old Clarrisa Nicole Stokes following an investigation into a house fire on Wal Hollow Lane in Mooresville.
According to information from the sheriff’s office, firefighters were dispatched to the residence shortly after 8 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22. Witnesses reported seeing an individual leave the area shortly before the fire was discovered and suspected it had been intentionally set. The Rowan County Fire Marshal’s Office investigated the cause of the fire and determined it was incendiary in nature.
Through their investigation, detectives with the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reportedly identified Stokes as the suspect. Investigators also determined that Stokes was known to the victims.
No people were inside the residence when the fire was set; however, a dog was inside an enclosed porch at the time. Firefighters extinguished the fire before the residence sustained extensive damage. The dog was evaluated and found to be unharmed.
Stokes was located and arrested on charges of second-degree arson, breaking and entering, and cruelty to animals. She is currently being held at the Rowan County Detention Center without bond.
In other Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports
- Fraud occurred at the intersection of South Main Street and Forbes Avenue (Salisbury) around 2:40 p.m. on Oct. 22.
- A motor vehicle theft occurred in the 200 block of Bonaventure Drive (Salisbury) between 4 p.m. on Oct. 21 and 4:07 a.m. on Oct. 22.
- Assault occurred in the 300 block of South Arlington Street (Salisbury) around 10:38 a.m. on Oct. 22.
- Fraud by false pretense occurred in the 14000 block of Cool Springs Road (Cleveland) between 9 a.m. on Oct. 1 and noon on Oct. 12.
- A motor vehicle theft occurred in the 400 block of J Brown Road (Salisbury) between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 21.
- Fraud occurred in the 2300 block of Airport Road (Salisbury) between 3 and 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 21.
- Wire fraud occurred in the 2400 block of Parks Road (Salisbury) around 7:20 p.m. on Oct. 22.
In Salisbury Police Department reports
- Larceny from a motor vehicle occurred in the 200 block of Castlewood Drive between 1 and 5:32 a.m. on Oct. 22. The total estimated loss was $200.
- A motor vehicle theft occurred in the 400 block of Heilig Avenue between 1 and 8:05 a.m. on Oct. 22.
- A hit and run causing property damage occurred in the 600 block of West Jake Alexander Boulevard around 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 22.
- Credit card fraud occurred in the 1200 block of Maxwell Street between 7:45 and 9:59 a.m. on Oct 22. The total estimated loss was $168.
- An automobile accessories larceny occurred in the 700 block of Bendix Drive between 8 p.m. on Oct. 19 and midnight on Oct. 22. The total estimated loss was $500.
- Credit card fraud occurred in the 1200 block of Maxwell Street between 1:20 p.m. on Oct. 15 and 9 a.m. on Oct. 22. The total estimated loss was $43.
- Assault occurred in the 800 block of Poplar Street between 7 and 7:15 p.m. on Oct. 22.
- Assault occurred in the 700 block of West Kerr Street between 8:14 and 8:15 p.m. on Oct. 22.
- William Elliott Harrison, 50, of Salisbury, was charged with possession of a controlled substance (schedule II) on Oct. 22.
