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Woman arrested after allegedly setting trash fire at Greenwell Springs Road motel over weekend

1 hour 21 minutes 41 seconds ago Monday, September 08 2025 Sep 8, 2025 September 08, 2025 5:29 AM September 08, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE — A woman accused of setting a fire at a Greenwell Springs Road hotel was arrested over the weekend. 

Baton Rouge Fire investigators said they were called to the Shed-Dran Motel around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday in response to a small trash fire that motel occupants had already extinguished. 

Investigators later learned that Angel Barker, 36, set the fire, BRFD said. She admitted to setting a piece of paper on fire before leaving the property. 

Barker was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on aggrvated arson charges. 

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