BRFD: Woman arrested on arson charges says she set fire at Brightside Drive apartment to go back to prison
May 26, 2026
BATON ROUGE mdash; A woman was arrested on arson charges after a Monday evening fire, saying she wanted to return to prison, Baton Rouge Fire officials said.Karen Copeland, 53, was arrested on aggravated arson charges after she allegedly set a fire inside the kitchen of a Brightside Drive apartment
.nbsp;Firefighters responded to the fire around 5 p.m. on Monday and quickly contained the fire to the downstairs apartment. No one was injured in the fire.nbsp;Permalink| Comments ...read more read less