Tulsa: Oakhurst volunteer firefighter arrested on arson complaint

 
By SARA PLUMMER - Tulsa World
Published: February 23, 2009

An Oakhurst Fire Department volunteer firefighter was arrested Saturday on an allegation that he set a grass fire and then responded to fight the blaze.

Merle Harmon Lawson , 44, of Tulsa was arrested on a complaint of third-degree arson about 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Tulsa Jail records show.

Tulsa County Sheriff’s Deputy Catherine Curtain said a witness saw Lawson driving his pickup, lighting things on fire a...


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