PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria woman has been indicted on felony charges stemming from an August fire at an apartment building.
According to Peoria County court documents filed Tuesday, Jamiya T.D. Hightower, 30, faces charges of aggravated arson and criminal damage to property.
Prosecutors allege Hightower knowingly damaged an apartment building at 3630 West Marengo Drive by fire on August 25, 2026.
The indictment alleges Hightower knew or reasonably should have known that one or more people were inside the building at the time.
Court documents also allege the fire caused between $10,000 and $100,000 in property damage.
Aggravated arson is a Class X felony in Illinois, while the criminal damage to property charge is a Class 3 felony.
The indictment does not indicate whether anyone was injured in the fire.
The case remains pending in Peoria County Circuit Court.
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