PEARL RIVER, La. — A Pearl River man has been arrested after the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said he started a house fire with his grandmother inside Friday afternoon.
Police said the fire occurred around 3:15 p.m. in the Hickory area.
The sheriff's office said the grandmother was inside of the home when the fire started but was able to escape and call 911 from a neighbor's house.
Detectives showed up to investigate and said they discovered that the woman's grandson, Nickolas Lee Barringer, 28, had set the house on fire after texting his grandmother to say he would do so.
The sheriff's office said the two had an argument earlier in the day.
Barringer was arrested Friday evening. He will be booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center on one count of aggravated arson. Barringer will also be booked on an outstanding warrant for Telephone Harassment.