SET FOR OCTOBER THE 8TH AT 9 A.M. WELL, A MOTHER AND HER SON ARE NOW BEHIND BARS AFTER INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY SET FIRE TO A DOLLAR GENERAL IN JACKSONVILLE. THE POLICE ARRESTED 22 YEAR-OLD ELIJAH JOHNSON AND 48 YEAR OLD MONICA GROSS OF ANNISTON, BOTH CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE ARSON AND ARE BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND IN THE CALHOUN COUNTY JAIL. GROSS WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE STORE AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE, WHICH HAPPENED SATURDAY.
Mother, son charged with setting fire inside Jacksonville Dollar General store
Updated: 8:21 PM CDT Sep 9, 2025
A mother and son face arson charges after a fire happened in a Dollar General store in Jacksonville.According to information from the Jacksonville Police Department, Elijah Johnson, 22, and Monica Gross, 48, both of Anniston, were charged and are being held without bond in the Calhoun County Jail.The fire happened Saturday, Sept. 6. Police said Gross was an employee of Dollar General at the time of the fire.Both defendants have a court hearing scheduled for Sept. 12.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WVTM 13
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. —
A mother and son face arson charges after a fire happened in a Dollar General store in Jacksonville.
According to information from the Jacksonville Police Department, Elijah Johnson, 22, and Monica Gross, 48, both of Anniston, were charged and are being held without bond in the Calhoun County Jail.
The fire happened Saturday, Sept. 6.
Police said Gross was an employee of Dollar General at the time of the fire.
Both defendants have a court hearing scheduled for Sept. 12.
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