Ormond man arrested for setting shed on fire

Joseph Bartlett, 43, was charged with arson and trespassing.

By Observer Staff
| 8:00 a.m. April 5, 2024

On Tuesday, April 2, Ormond Beach Police responded to a call about a shed on fire in the 500 block of Collins Street. Courtesy photo

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Ormond Beach Police arrested a 43-year-old man on Tuesday, April 2, for setting a shed on fire on two different days.

Police report that Joseph Bartlett was seen at around 9:25 a.m. coming out of a shed on fire in the 500 block of Collins Street. and when police approached him, he claimed he owned the manufactured home property and could "burn down the trailer if he wants to," according to his arrest report.

Barlett, who was trespassed from the property on March 4, is homeless, police noted. Bartlett told police that he started the fire because it was his property.

There was a previous fire in the shed on March 30, and another fire in the first block of Collins Street as well. Police asked Bartlett if he had lit fires in the area previously, and he said he had lit one a few days prior in the same location of the shed.

Bartlett was charged with arson and trespassing.