By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
A Kansas City man has been charged in connection with a series of arsons near Polo; one that was fatal.
Caldwell County Sheriff Mitchell Allen reports in a news release the department has arrested 27-year-old Harold Edwards, Jr. on three counts of arson, three counts of burglary, and three counts property damage in connection with the three house fires set May 10th in rural Polo.
The department reports deputies from Caldwell and Clay Counties arrested Edwards Friday evening.
Edwards is being held without bond in the Caldwell County jail.
All three fires occurred within a two-hour period on the same road. Firefighters found the body of 96-year-old Lorene Fickess in the charred remains of one of the fires. The other two homes were vacant.
Caldwell County officials say additional charges could be added.