Springfield woman pleads guilty to arson

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Springfield woman pleaded guilty to arson after being accused of burning down a home after receiving an eviction notice.

Online court records show Fredaann Marie Reed pleaded guilty on October 4. She is expected to return to court in December for sentencing.

Springfield woman arrested for arson after receiving eviction notice

Documents say Reed told law enforcement she walked through the front door and around the corner of the house to open her bedroom window and used a lighter to set fire to a used sheet as a curtain.

Three other people were inside when the fire broke out, one of whom suffered minor injuries.

Reed is also charged with assault in another case in which she allegedly pushed a shopping cart at a Walgreens employee and then pushed the employee into the store’s shelves. The employee suffered injuries that ultimately required surgery.

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