Arson, Drug Charges for Clay County Suspects

0:00Two folks got pinched in Clay County after a brush fire sparked an arson probe in the high pine area. Back on February 8th, Ashton MacArthur from Ashland was torching some debris like stumps and logs, but he skipped precautions, letting the flames. Jumped to a neighbor's land, scorching 20 acres and wiping out her barn. Suspicion ran high, so the sheriff looped in the Alabama Fire Marshall, who dug deeper and linked MacArthur, a registered sex offender, to shady drug, dealings. Fast forward to April 1st, when deputies and local cops raided a spot on store road, pulling up methamphetamine, marijuana, cradum, and a bunch of, pair for nail you. MacArthur faces arson, reckless burning, and drug possession charges, while his buddy Mary Gunter from Talladega got hit with the possession counts. Two, both cooling their heels and county jail as the case builds. That's your Birmingham News Today update, AI-powered and always on.