On Wednesday, deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 29-year-old man in connection with an RV fire that occurred at a home off State Highway 87 North in Center on July 24, 2021.
According to a press release on the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office website, Kalem Becks, of Logansport, Louisiana, was arrested on a warrant for a second-degree felony arson charge. His bond amount was set at $50,000.
On July 24, 2021, SCSO deputies responded to an RV fire at a house off Highway 87 in Center.
“Further investigation of the scene led Investigator David Haley to believe that the RV was intentionally set on fire,” the press release stated.
Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace Donna Hughes arraigned Becks, and he has since been released from the Shelby County Jail.