Not So Fast: South Carolina Man Nabbed for Apartment Fires Falsely Claimed He Was Attacked By a ‘Black Male’ Who Started the Blaze, But Surveillance Footage Caught Him Redhanded

A South Carolina man questioned for starting three fires at an apartment complex about 12 miles outside of Nashville told police he witnessed a Black man ignite the third blaze that consumed an entire apartment building. Joshua Spain, 26, was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 14, and charged with two counts of reckless arson, one count of felony arson, disorderly conduct, making a false report and disorderly conduct. Joshua Spain was charged with arson after allegedly setting three fires in one night at an apartment complex in Antioch, Tennessee. (Photos: YouTube screenshot/WKRN News 2, Getty Images) Firefighters were initially called to extinguish two dumpster fires in the parking lot of an Antioch, Tennessee, apartment complex on Dec. 5. An hour after extinguishing the smaller blaze, firefighters were called back to the scene when one of the buildings in the complex was engulfed in flames, according to WKRN. Crews worked into the morning to contain the larger fire. Fortunately, no one was hurt. It turns out Spain provided authorities with a major lead as they opened their investigation. Court documents reveal a man dressed in a black cowboy hat and dark clothing was spotted at the apartments during each of the fires....