Victim Assaulted, House Set on Fire, Suspect Apprehended in Crash in Bizarre Incident in Roanoke

Jeff Jones

ROANOKE, VA – It was a wild afternoon for police in Roanoke after a series of events led to the arrest of a suspect who assaulted one person at the scene of a house fire, then fled, before crashing their vehicle and leading police on a brief foot chase.

According to police it started on Saturday at around 1:43 pm when the Roanoke County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call about a house fire where the homeowner had been assaulted in the 4000 block of Brookridge Road. Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Department and Roanoke County Police responded to the scene.

“Upon arrival, flames were showing from the house and a victim was found in the front yard. The victim was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The fire was extinguished by responding fire personnel from Roanoke County and Roanoke FireEMS Department,” Roanoke Police said. “A suspect and a suspect vehicle were quickly identified and the information was relayed to area law enforcement. About forty-five minutes after the initial 911 call the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office advised that they had received a call about the suspect vehicle being involved in a car crash in the Boones Mill area of Franklin County. The suspect fled on foot from the crash and was taken into custody by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Virginia State Police. The suspect Caleb Firebaugh, 25, of Roanoke County was arrested and charged with Aggravated Malicious Wounding and is being held without bond at the Roanoke County/Salem Jail.”

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