Investigators Locate and Arrest Woman in Connection with Recent Kokomo Fire

A media tip helped fire investigators locate a woman now charged with attempted arson, criminal recklessness and other charges in connection with a Kokomo apartment fire last week.

A fire was reported at the Kokomo Manor Apartments on Elk Drive on Aug. 8. Kokomo Fire crews arrived to find a small fire had been started outside a second-floor apartment but had extinguished itself. No injuries were reported.

The apartment unit featured video surveillance of people entering the main entry door. Footage shared to the media led to the identification of Gwendolyn Reggs, 25, of Bunker Hill, Ind. Some of the same items seen on the suspect in the video were found on Reggs when she was taken in to custody on Aug. 13. Also, her vehicle was seen leaving the area after the fire. View and download the video.

Kokomo Fire Department investigators were able to identify items Reggs carried in to the building as being part of what was lit on fire outside of the apartment.

After her arrest, Reggs indicated there was a long-standing dispute between her and a female occupant of the apartment whom Reggs said had been harassing her.

Reggs was booked into the Howard County Jail.