BRFD: Man arrested on arson charges after Curtis Street air conditioning unit catches fire
Jun 25, 2026
BATON ROUGE mdash; The Baton Rouge Fire Department has arrested a man accused of setting an air conditioning unit on fire along Curtis Street in May.nbsp;Tyler Armstead, 31, is accused of setting the fire near the corner of Curtis and Jones streets on May 26.nbsp;Investigators say that Armstead set
the fire outside a home where people were living and caused around $500 in damage.nbsp;On Tuesday, Armstead was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on one count of aggravated arson.Permalink| Comments ...read more read less