FL Woman Admits To Setting Boyfriend’s Car On Fire, Nearly Burning Down Their Home

BRADENTON, FL — A 38-year-old Bradenton woman was arrested Monday night after torching her boyfriend’s car and nearly burning down their home, authorities said. (Watch a video from the scene below.)

Natasha Killebrew was charged with arson and violation of probation, Bradenton police said.

Bradenton firefighters and officers responded to a blaze on 9th Street W. just before 8:30 p.m., and found a car engulfed in flames and the fire spreading to a nearby apartment.

See Also:

• FL Honors Student, 22, Detained By ICE, Faces Deportation To Mexico
• Sarasota Lifeguard Honored By FL, National Organizations For Rescue
• Person Who Wrote Bomb Threat On FL Flight Sought: FBI Tampa
• Body Found Under Pinellas County Bridge Identified After 30 Years

Witnesses told investigators that they saw Killebrew near the burning car.

The suspect was at the scene when officers arrived and told them that she lives with her boyfriend in the damaged apartment and that the car belonged to him.

Initially, Killebrew denied starting the fire, then later claimed she had thrown a lit cigarette near the car, police said.

• Get The Latest Local News (For Free!) With One Quick Tap

She changed her story again, telling officers she doused herself and the car in cooking oil and tried to set herself on fire, investigators said. There were no burn marks on Killebrew or her clothing.

She was arrested and booked into Manatee County Jail.

Watch police bodycam footage from the scene of the fire: