DANVILLE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana mother and daughter have
been charged with arson and fraud after family members told police they
intentionally set their house on fire to collect insurance money.
Police tell The Indianapolis Star (http://indy.st/1ojkOja ) that 53-year-old Deborah
Willison and 35-year-old Lanna Brown had
previously talked about burning down their Danville home before the fire
broke out July 11. Brown’s 17-year-old daughter also told police the
pair transported valuables to a storage unit weeks before the fire.
Police
say Willison and Brown initially said they were out of town on the
night of the fire. Police say Brown later admitted that she drove her
mother to the house and waited down the street.
Willison faces two
counts of arson and one count of insurance fraud. Brown is charged with
two counts of aid and abet, as well as conspiracy to commit arson to
defraud.
Messages seeking comment were left with Willison and Brown’s attorneys Thursday.