DANIA BEACH, Fla. ā Broward Sheriff's Office deputies are accusing Kelli J. Korman of setting a marijuana grow house on fire in Dania Beach.Ā
They decided to arrestĀ the 36-year-old motherĀ on Tuesday afterĀ Detective Howard Bennett determined theĀ house fire onĀ Sheridan Street near Southwest Third AvenueĀ wasĀ "incendiary in nature."
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Deputies didn't say ifĀ Korman had a motive to allegedly set the house on fire. She did tellĀ investigators that she knew her boyfriend had beenĀ growing marijuana in the living room for about three months, according to the arrest form.
FirefightersĀ told deputiesĀ they found the marijuana in a black tent. Deputies said itĀ had a homemade irrigation system withĀ aĀ panel to provide power to a blower motor fan.Ā
"Due to the ongoing felony manufacturing and growth of marijuana within the residence ... it has been classified as arson,"Ā Deputy Daniel Rocha wrote in the police report.Ā
Korman is facing charges of first-degree arson and production of marijuana.Ā
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