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04 // HOMETOWN HARD NEWS

On September 16, Christopher Ferguson (67) was charged with assault and arson after turning himself in to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office a month prior.

Occurring in Lewisville, Arkansas, Ferguson's original grievance arose no earlier than this past February against his wife (who remains unnamed), where the couple allegedly fought until extreme escalation from Ferguson.

According to the affidavit issued on Monday of this week, Ferguson trapped his wife in a guest bedroom (where she was taking refuge from the aforementioned fight the day before) after setting her wedding dress aflame. He allegedly dismantled the smoke alarms beforehand, leaving the ever suffocating smoke as his wife's only indication of the fire.

Furthermore, according to his wife, Ferguson had threatened to kill both her and himself in the past. This, on top of various prior domestic abuse records, led to the arrestation of Ferguson with a bail of $5,000. 

(Christopher Ferguson, 67)
He is scheduled for arraignment in October, where he could face six to thirty years if found guilty of arson and/or assault. More information can be found here.

- C. Thomas Bailey

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