Organization elects new state officers
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Jerrie Jones Townsend, left, receives the U.S.D. 1812 president’s sash from outgoing president, Kay Tatum. (Special to The Commercial)
The Arkansas Society United States Daughters of 1812 held its first virtual state council and elected new state officers to serve for the next three years.
New officers elected were President Jerrie Townsend, Vice President Katherine Kate Schindler, Chaplain Patricia McLemore, Secretary Judith Robbins, Treasurer Charline Manning, Registrar Arvetta Swift, and Historian Frances Frankie Ochsner. The officers are members of three of the four chapters in the state, according to a news release.
Updated: 12:38 PM EST Jan 15, 2021 Police in Franklin County say they arrested a man accused of setting fire to a vehicle, which triggered an explosion.Jerry Townsend is charged with arson, reckless endangerment, causing or risking a catastrophe and terroristic threats.Chambersburg police said the fire happened around 10:45 p.m. on West Queen Street. An oxygen tank inside the vehicle exploded, police said.Police said no one was hurt. A building next to the vehicle was damaged, police said.According to police, Townsend set the fire because of a domestic issue between him and a woman.
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Police in Franklin County say they arrested a man accused of setting fire to a vehicle, which triggered an explosion.
No one was injured in the fire or the explosion, police said. Firefighters put out the flames.
An investigation identified Townsend, 37, as the person who allegedly set the fire, and he was taken into custody around 5:30 a.m. on Friday, police said. The Chambersburg Police Department wants to assure the community that this was an isolated incident stemming from a domestic issue between Townsend and a female. The Chambersburg community remains safe, police said.
According to Bietsch, the vehicle was a 1991 Ford Ranger pickup truck owned by a person known to Townsend. The individual is not the woman involved in the domestic issue with Townsend, but they were connected to it, Bietsch added.
Barricaded police situation ends peacefully with 4 arrests on east side
By Hilary Golston and FOX 2 Staff
Published He was shot multiple times with a high-powered rifle, said Capt. Gerry Townsend, Jr. Detroit police.
Detroit police make arrests ending barricaded situation peacefully
It all started because the person believed to have been barricaded in a residence on Wiltshire near Promenade was suspected of shooting a 54-year-old man to death Tuesday near McNichols and Strasburg
The day ended with an arrest of four suspects by Detroit police with one of them a possible suspect. But the important thing - there were no injuries and a peaceful conclusion following a barricaded situation.