Woman Charged With Arson For Torching Cars, Lawnmower

December 13, 2011

A 47-year old Cantonment woman has been arrested for arson for allegedly torching a vehicle and a lawnmower at her brother’s residence.

Kelly Colleen Lister was charged with arson by the Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office. She remained in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $10,000 early Tuesday morning.

Just after 1 a.m. last Friday, Escambia County Fire Rescue responded to a vehicle fire in in the 3000 block of Highway 95A in Cantonment. The fire department found a Ford Bronco fully engulfed in fire. Three other vehicles on the property — a 2000 Ford Excursion , a 1980 Chevrolet Camaro and a 1985 Pontiac — had their gas tank fill doors open. The Camaro had fire damage around the fill door.

The State Fire Marshal reported finding two gas container spouts and a red plastic gas container outside the burned Bronco. The Bronco fire, according to an arrest report, was intentionally set, as was the fire on the Camaro.

The Fire Marshal said a third, separate fire was set, destroying a push lawnmower.

Lister’s brother told investigators that he heard a loud noise and went outside to investigate. He said he found the Bronco ablaze with Lister standing next to it. Lister began cursing at her brother, according to a Florida State Fire Marshal report, and was laughing and yelling that she still “has one more gallon of gas to use”.

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16 Responses to “Woman Charged With Arson For Torching Cars, Lawnmower”

  1. David Huie Green on December 14th, 2011 4:55 pm

    QUESTION:
    “WHY DO YOU PEOPLE WANT TO JOKE ABOUT THINGS LIKE THIS :

    ANSWER:
    Because it is so silly.

    We regret it happened, regret the harm done, realize we are completely helpless to do away with insanity and are left only with the silliness of it.

    Although, to be completely honest, not all that many were joking. I was serious in stating that she shouldn’t be armed. She also gave a small example of the damage possible with just a few dollars’ worth of gasoline and a fire starter.

    David in a world in which we all have crazy relatives

  2. brittany on December 14th, 2011 2:19 pm

    @nikki-
    i hope everyone is ok. i know no one was really hurt but mama called and told me that he was just getting ready to do stuff with the bronco when kelly burned it. not sure what was going on with kelly but i hope and pray that if she is going through anything that it all gets worked out. love u girl, keep your head up.

  3. NCP on December 14th, 2011 1:12 pm

    WHY DO YOU PEOPLE WANT TO JOKE ABOUT THINGS LIKE THIS . WHAT IF IT HAPPENED TO YOU IM HER NIECE AND SHE BURNT MY FATHERS TRUCK DOWN HOW DO YOU THINK WE FEEL THAT USED TO BE MY GRANDMOTHERS TRUCK … HER MOTHERS…. AND ALL I CAN DO IS PRAY FOR KELLY BUT YOU CANT CHANGE PEOPLE WHO DONT WANT TO CHANGE OR MAYBE THIS WAS A CRY FOR HELP BECAUSE SHE DOESNT KNOW HOW TO ASK… BUT WE CANT CHANGE IT NOW IT IS WHAT IT IS .

  4. Char on December 14th, 2011 9:21 am

    I find this whole thing at Christmas nothing to joke about.
    I hope everyone has good insurance, all though I suppose because it is
    on the brothers property his home owners insurance is liable for
    any ones car that was vandalized. Life is hard enough these days
    without this kind of childish, vicious garbage.

    If find the whole thing despicable. What kind of role model is this
    for the young people who read this newspaper, and they do !!!!

  5. David Huie Green on December 14th, 2011 5:43 am

    this lady probably shouldn’t be armed either, bad enough she’s still got another gallon of gasoline

  6. Bugsgranny on December 13th, 2011 8:52 pm

    I feel a sadness here..this is another example of how far we have drifted away from the importance of our family values and how important it is for all of us to keep everyone close in our family circle….to build instead of destroy ….to settle differences swiftly and fair…and above all …keep God in that circle to hold it together…I can tell you sometime dealing with a family member requries a great amount of patience and a stronger prayer but find that patience and pray those prayers…the love of family is worth it.

  7. lol on December 13th, 2011 4:47 pm

    i guess nobody going 2 be driving nothing now lol Or the grass get cut tehehe lol

  8. ncp on December 13th, 2011 1:45 pm

    They are not her vehichles the camaro the excursion and the firebird are the owner of the house the bronco is her youngest brothers so the answer is no she cant burn them down she doesnt own anything in that yard.

  9. Tammy on December 13th, 2011 9:58 am

    I can understand being mad for not getting to drive the car,,,, But the PUSH LAWNMOWER,,,,

  10. molino jim on December 13th, 2011 9:14 am

    DJC–Point taken. I’m the first to say not to go on assumptions. But with her being charged it’s a fair guess they were the property of her brother. If they were her vehicles I would feel that she would not be charged unless she filed an insurance claim for the loss.

  11. DJC on December 13th, 2011 8:53 am

    @ Molino Jim:

    It doesn’t state who the vehicles belong to.

  12. molino jim on December 13th, 2011 8:48 am

    Baebae—I think it said “her brothers vehicles”.

  13. familydrama on December 13th, 2011 8:33 am

    Fa la la la la…tis the season to be merry..

  14. mysay on December 13th, 2011 7:14 am

    When you mess with fire you get burned!!!!

  15. Baebae on December 13th, 2011 5:14 am

    If she owned the cars…cant she burn them if she wants too ?? Just wondering

  16. Tammy on December 13th, 2011 4:03 am

    how dumb can you get,,,well she better be glad that she is alive,,,

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