Man Charged with Longview Apartment Fire
Posted/updated on: December 7, 2010 at 2:25 am
LONGVIEW — A Longview man has been charged with arson in connection with a fire that damaged the Princeton Club Apartments in the 3700 block of McCann Road. Arrested Sunday was Preston Mark Eaton, 21. The fire is said to have started as the result of a domestic disturbance.
Officers were called to Eaton’s apartments early yesterday morning in connection to a disturbance between him and his girlfriend. Just before 3:45am, soon after officers left, the fire was reported. Residents in four units of the apartments were displaced by the fire, including Eaton. For the time being Eaton’s residence is the Gregg County Jail.
