SUSPECT ARRESTED IN COURTHOUSE FIRE
Posted: November 14th, 2011 2:01 PM
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Summary of Event
A woman was indicted for arson last week for starting a fire in the bathroom of the Washington County Courthouse on Monday, October 24, 2011. The fire caused the Courthouse to be evacuated.
Full Details
On Monday, October 24, 2011, a fire broke out in a second floor women's bathroom in the Washington County Courthouse. The courthouse filled with smoke and was evacuated. Detectives from the Sheriff's Office and Hillsboro Fire determined that the fire was intentionally started in a trash receptacle.
Detectives determined that a man visiting the probation department in the same building was likely going to have to give a urine sample to determine if he had been using drugs. By his own admission, he knew that he would fail the test because he had been using drugs. His girlfriend, 37-year-old Andrea Alexander, was convinced that he was going to have to go to jail for the violation. She started a fire in the women's bathroom as a diversion so her boyfriend would not have to take a urine test.
On Monday, October 31, 2011, Ms. Alexander was charged with First Degree Arson and other charges related to the fire. She has since been indicted and is currently in the Washington County Jail. No one was injured in the fire.
www.co.washington.or.us/sheriff
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