Woman accused of starting deadly Chesterfield house fire was released on bond weeks earlier

Criminal complaint shows Chesterfield house fire victim, alleged perpetrator disagreed over asset distribution

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- According to an arrest warrant and criminal complaint, 8News now knows why Chesterfield Police say they charged a 25-year-old woman with intentionally setting her own family's house on fire. Alicia Newman is being held at the Chesterfield County Jail without bond for arson after a Saturday morning house fire on Rosegill Road. Alicia's grandmother and great-aunt were living there -- Evelyn Newman and Hazel Johns…

Woman accused of starting deadly Chesterfield house fire was released on bond weeks earlier

Just a couple weeks before a 25-year-old woman allegedly set her grandmother's house on fire, killing her grandmother and great aunt, she was arrested on charges in Richmond and released from jail.