A 45-year-old Newton County, Missouri, man is charged with arson following an investigation into an April house fire.
Justin Thomas Crouch was arrested and charged with 2nd degree arson for the fire that completely destroyed a Wentworth, MO, home on April 11. The Newton County Sheriff’s Office says two people were squatting in the home and the owners were in the process of evicting the pair when the fire occurred.
Crouch is currently being held in the Newton County Jail in Neosho.
