Oct 25, 2020

Police: Lincoln man arrested after setting fire to apartment

Posted Oct 25, 2020 8:20 PM

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Lincoln man was arrested after he intentionally set a fire in his apartment early Sunday, police said.

Trent Burgess, 30, was booked into the Lancaster County jail on suspicion of first-degree arson, The Lincoln Journal-World reported.

No one was injured but some residents in the apartment building in south Lincoln were displaced, police said.

The fire caused an estimated $200,000 in damage.