Three Charged in Kentucky County Arsons

Three people in western Kentucky have been indicted for going on what police say was a “burning spree” in Ohio County earlier this year.

Police say one of the targets was Horse Branch Elementary School.

Kentucky State Police charged 37-year-old Tina L. Abbeduto, of Beaver Dam; 26-year-old Joseph B. Darnell, of Dawson Springs; and 31-year-old Ricki Lacey, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., in a string of arson and burglaries that occurred in late March.

The Messenger-Inquirer reports that Lacey and Darnell are already incarcerated in other jails.

Trooper Corey King says the trio went on a two-day “burning spree” in the county and also allegedly burglarized homes and stole property.

The fire at the school damaged classrooms and destroyed several outbuildings.