Man convicted of setting fire at Augusta apartment building

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The 12 months’s first jury trial in Richmond County ended with a responsible verdict in a 2020 arson case.

A jury took half-hour to seek out Charles Bragg, 52, responsible of arson within the first diploma after a two-day trial, in response to District Lawyer Jared Williams.

Bragg was accused of setting fireplace to an residence constructing at 1837 Wrightsboro Street on Sept. 14, 2020. Williams mentioned Bragg was offended over being evicted.

Deputies had been known as to the scene earlier as a result of an altercation involving Bragg and one of many property upkeep staff, in response to Williams.

There was a 25-minute window from the time the deputies and workers left and when the fireplace was reported, and Bragg was the one particular person left on the property, in response to Williams.

Somebody touring by on Wrightsboro known as 911 to report smoke coming from the constructing.

Bragg remained on the scene watching the fireplace develop and making no try to put it out or alert authorities, in response to Williams.

Nobody was harm by the fireplace or smoke inhalation.

“Some folks simply wish to watch the world burn,” Assistant District Lawyer Kyle Davis advised the jury. “When Charles Bragg stood on that garden watching this constructing burn, he was saying ‘If I can’t stay right here, nobody can.’”

Superior Court docket Decide John Flythe sentenced Bragg to 3 years in jail adopted by 17 years on probation.

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