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Woman Tried To Set Her Mother On Fire After Dousing Capital Region Home In Gas: Police Woman Tried To Set Her Mother On Fire After Dousing Capital Region Home In Gas: Police
Woman Tried To Set Her Mother On Fire After Dousing Capital Region Home In Gas: Police A woman from the region is facing multiple felonies after police say she tried to set her mother on fire and burn down their home over the weekend.  Saratoga County resident Ashley L. Millington, age 31, of Milton, is charged with attempted arson in the second degree and arson in the third degree, the Saratoga Springs Sheriff's Office said.  A neighbor called deputies to the Paisley Road home just before midnight on Sunday, Aug. 18, for a mental health disturbance. When they arrived, they found the home doused in gasoline, authorities said.  Her mother was still in the house…

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by Josh Lanier
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Women Guilty Of Attempted Arson In Capital Region Say It's A Prank: DA Women Guilty Of Attempted Arson In Capital Region Say It's A Prank: DA
Women Guilty Of Attempted Arson In Capital Region Say It's A Prank: DA A Schenectady County jury has found two women guilty of attempting to set on fire in 2022, and now they each face up to 15 years in prison, authorities said on Thursday, Aug. 15.  Jennifer Autar and  Natasha Gregoire were found guilty this week of attempted arson in the second degree and attempting to intentionally damage a dwelling by lighting a fire while a resident was inside the building, the Schenectady County Prosecutor's Office said.  Schenectady police were called to a fire reported on Forest Roads on Jan. 29, 2022. Officers used home surveill…

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by Josh Lanier