An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and deputies with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in the arrest of a McMinnville woman on an arson charge. In April, Agents were requested to join deputies with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and DeKalb County Fire Department in investigating a structure fire on April 14th in Smithville. During the course of the investigation, Agents developed information that identified 47-year-old Jan Winchester as the individual responsible for setting the fire. The DeKalb County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Jan Marie Winchester (DOB 03/04/1973) with one count of Arson and she was arrested Monday and booked into the DeKalb County Jail on a $40,000 bond.
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