Event Brief
DA: Man convicted of arson after fires at home
Filed: Jul 01, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: Roderick McAlpin was sentenced to prison after setting four fires in his wife’s home while ordered to stay away.
WHO: Roderick McAlpin
WHAT: Convicted of arson and sentenced to prison after setting four fires in his wife’s home
WHEN: Jul 01, 2026 at 4:59 PM ET
WHERE: Tennessee
WHY: He was ordered to stay away from his wife and then crawled into her home and set four fires.
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