(THE BLAZE) – A woman in Spokane, Washington, admitted this week to starting a massive fire at an area Home Depot to serve as a distraction while she and two accomplices made off with a six-pack of paper towels, a bag of Miracle-Gro, a roll of black wire, and a potted plant.
Kennie A. Calvert, 59, was arrested on Sunday while attempting to shoplift at another Home Depot in the city, the Spokane Police Department reported in a press release. But authorities had already gathered enough evidence to charge Calvert with first-degree arson for her alleged actions at the Home Depot on Newport Highway the week before.
According to court documents obtained by the Spokesman-Review, Calvert entered the home improvement store at about 9 p.m. on May 19 pushing a shopping cart and carrying a lighter. Surveillance video showed her moving from the garden center to the main store shortly before the fire started in Aisle 2, where outdoor power equipment and fuel are kept.
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