A woman was arrested and faces felony charges after she allegedly poked holes in a fire hose as Dallas Fire-Rescue firefighters battled a house fire.
According to Dallas-Fire Rescue spokesperson Jason Evans, multiple units responded just before 1 a.m. Friday to a house fire in the 2900 block of Prosperity Avenue. Evans said crews were able to get the fire put out by 1:35 a.m., but that someone attempted to stab a fire hose as crews worked to extinguish the blaze.
A Dallas police spokesperson said officers responded at about 1:25 a.m. after firefighters called for help and said a suspect, identified as Jermecia Murphy, 32, intentionally damaged firefighting equipment, which impeded their efforts to fight the fire.
Dallas police said Murphy was arrested and faces charges of felony criminal mischief between $30,000 to $150,000 and interference with public duties, a class B misdemeanor, in addition to drug possession charges.
Crime in The News
Jail records show Murphy was booked into the Dallas County jail early Friday.