Arson Indictment

A 52 year old Sylacauga man has been indicted for arson in the first degree stemming from an incident May 10.

Frank Shelly Barsh,  is accused of setting fire to various items in his home in Sylavon Courts in Sylacauga. According to Talladega County District Attorney Steve Giddens, the first degree charge stems from the fact Barsh should have reasonably thought there was someone else inside the building when he set the fires.

Although Barsh lived in the unit he set fire to, it is actually the property of the Sylacauga Housing Authority, Giddens said.

Arson in the first degree is a class A felony in Alabama, punishable upon conviction by 10 to 99 years or life in prison.