Hickman County Businessman Indicted On Arson Charges

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A Hickman County businessman was indicted and charged with torching his own home then collecting the insurance money, and investigators are trying to link him to more fires.

Roger Farley's facing felony arson charges for, according to investigators, burning his own house right outside Nunnelly, Tennessee to the ground 4 years ago.

Then just this past February Farley's million-dollar mansion on the same property burned to the ground.

His arrest record dates all the way back to 1991, with charges of burglary and theft. So far the State was only charging him in the older fire.

"He burned his property. This was in 2005 so I can't be sure he was living there, but he owned it. He had it burned to collect the insurance money on the property," said Hickman County Sheriff's detective Scott Smith.

Roger Farley owns a check cashing business. He once owned a car lot, even a mortgage lending company, sources told NewsChannel 5.

The 50-year-old has a September 8 court-date for the latest charges of arson and insurance fraud. He also has a court date in November on a charge of theft of copper.

Farley did not respond to our multiple attempts to reach him on Monday.