El Paso woman charged with arson; allegedly tried to burn house down

By Jim Parker

Published September 10, 2020 12:37 PM

EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso woman is jailed on accusations that she tried to burn a house down a week ago, fire officials said Thursday.

Schavauhn Ferguson was being held in the downtown jail on $10,000 bond on a charge of second-degree felony arson.

The El Paso Fire Marshal's Office alleges that Ferguson set fire to a house in the 3700 block of Van Buren Avenue on Sept. 4.

No further details about the case were provided by authorities.

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Jim Parker is the former Director of Digital Content for ABC-7.

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