SLIDELL, La. — A Slidell-area woman has been arrested after setting her home on fire while her mother and her 4-month-old child were inside, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office.
The incident occurred around 6:30 a.m. Sunday in the Ozone Woods area of Slidell.
According to the sheriff's office, 37-year-old Brandy Juan set the fire after having an argument with her mother. The mother was unharmed but Juan's four-month-old baby suffered minor burns.
The sheriff's office said that Juan left the area after setting the fire.
Brandy Juan was arrested and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center on two counts of aggravated arson, one count of child desertion and one count of cruelty to a child.
“Thankfully the mother was uninjured, and the baby only sustained minor injuries, but this could have turned out much worse,” Sheriff Randy Smith said. “Thank you to the personnel with Fire District 1 who not only quickly extinguished this blaze but also worked with our detectives to determine the individual responsible.”
