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Man arrested in burning of mobile home

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H-L Justice Team

on August 12, 2008

. Tags: Arson, Breathitt County, Elbert Neace Jr., Kentucky State Police, mobile home, Perry.

HAZARD — Police arrested an Eastern Kentucky man early Tuesday morning for allegedly setting fire to a mobile home filled with a family of 10.

Kentucky State Police were called to Lower Lost Creek near the Perry-Breathitt County line before 5 a.m.

When police arrived, members of Laura Campbell’s family were holding Elbert Neace Jr. on the ground. The home was fully engulfed.

The family told police they heard a noise, came outside and the home was on fire. They said Neace, 38, was attempting to leave on a scooter. They grabbed him and held him until police arrived.

Ten people were inside the home at the time, including five children. No one was injured in the blaze, state police said.

The family told police that Neace said he was hired to burn the mobile home. The residence and everything inside was destroyed.

Neace was charged with 10 counts of first-degree arson and 10 counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, state police said. He was put in the Perry County jail.

–Cassondra kirby-mullins

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Ashlee Clark is the Richmond bureau reporter for the Herald-Leader. She has covered general assignments in Madison, Clark, Estill, Powell and Montgomery counties since she joined the newspaper in September 2007. Ashlee, a Louisville native, is a graduate of Western Kentucky University, where she received degrees in journalism and sociology.

Shawntaye Hopkins is the Herald-Leader’s police reporter, covering local law enforcement, fire and EMS and breaking news. She joined the staff in September 2006 as the newspaper’s night police reporter. Shawntaye, a Louisville native, graduated from Western Kentucky University where she studied journalism and criminology. Shawntaye resides in Lexington.

Delano Massey is the Herald-Leader’s Regional Editor. He works closely with the paper’s bureau reporters and police and courts reporters to plan coverage, pursue breaking news and seek out enterprise stories. A Northeast Ohio native, Delano started his journalism career as a night cops reporter at the Belleville News-Democrat. In 2003, he made the trek to Lexington to take the reins as the newspaper’s daytime cops reporter. Delano, a graduate of the University of Akron, has won numerous awards for breaking news, spot news and investigative journalism.