Crime & Safety
Wareham Arsonist Charged With Attempted Murder: Police
Police said a Wareham man doused a woman in lighter fluid and torched a home on Restful Lane.
WAREHAM, MA — A Wareham man was arrested Thursday and charged with attempted murder after police said he doused a woman in lighter fluid and torched a residence with her inside last week. Mondel Johnson, 40, was taken into custody in Fall River, police said. The woman survived the ordeal and ran to a neighbor for help, according to police. She was treated at Tobey Hospital and released.
The fire happened March 29 at a Restful Lane residence. Police said Johnson assaulted the woman then doused her in fluid and set the fire. The residence was a complete loss.
Johnson was also charged with arson and assault. He was held in custody pending a dangerousness hearing Friday in Wareham District Court.
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Photo: Mondel Johnson's mugshot following his arrest in Wareham April 5, 2018, on arson charges. At right is the home police said he torched on Restful Lane March 29, 2018. (Credit: Wareham Police Department)
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