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Molino Man Charged With Christmas Day Arson Of Mobile Home
February 8, 2022
A Molino man has now been charged with Christmas Day arson of a mobile home he owned with his estranged wife.
Following a state investigation, 51-year old Albert Shawn Fillingim was charged Friday with felony second degree arson and felony criminal mischief with property damage over $3,000.
Escambia Fire Rescue responded to the mobile home fire about 4:30 p.m. on December 25 . The wife arrived at the fire scene and was heard by a firefighter as she accused Fillingim of “finally following through with his threats to burn the home down”, according to an arrest report.
The Florida Bureau of Fire, Arson and Explosives (BFAEI) investigated and now says Fillingim was responsible for setting the blaze.
When the fire was extinguished, the remains of an electric heater were found near the foot of a bed, but it was eliminated as the cause of the fire. Investigators determined the fire started in the bedroom, and no other accidental sources of ignition were found. It was determined by the BFAEI that the fire was deliberately set.
Fillingim’s statements to investigators were redacted from the report.
The fire caused about $25,000 in damage to the home and contents.
The Molino, McDavid, Walnut Hill, Ensley, Ferry Pass and Bellview stations of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded. There were no injuries.
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5 Responses to “Molino Man Charged With Christmas Day Arson Of Mobile Home”
He does not have “mental health issues”. Just plain hateful. If the “estranged wife” who no longer lives with her husband should have taken her personal items, her children when she left.
He could apply for a burn permit. But if the inside still has toxi material then no permit.
There are environmental issues, how close is the property to other homes, etc.
@D. J. That is exactly what happened he was made they wasn’t t there for Christmas so he burned the house with his wife’s and his daughters things in there maybe he will get some prison time this time but he always seems to dodge the bullet. Even after he’s been arrested about nine times
@pitiful, yeah because wife owned half as well as assets in the home. You do not own anything by the way, even if you purchased a mobile home in full cash or your property. You are only leasing it through the state with property taxes and registrations. If you don’t pay either see how much you really think you own. Even if this was Shawn’s home paid in full he’d still get dinged by the state for burning it down. This is how the state runs, nickle and dime citizens.
One reason would be that he owned with his wife – so he destroyed her property too.
This guy has problems.why would u burn your own home? I hope his wife stays awa y from him.but how can you get arrested for burning your home if you own it?