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Man indicted in connection to 2020 arson in Campbell County

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Posted at 3:48 PM, Sep 26, 2022
and last updated 2022-09-26 16:48:02-04

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arson case turned into the indictment this week for a 29-year-old man in Campbell County.

The case alleged that Bobby Buckner set fire to a home intentionally in the 100 block of Commerce Street in Jellico, which is near the Kentucky-Tennessee line.

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A grand jury charged Buckner with one count of arson and three counts of reckless endangerment.

TBI officials said he was already in jail for unrelated charges.


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