A metro man is in jail accused of setting a fire that destroyed a McClain County Sheriff Office deputy's home overnight in Washington. The deputy and his family escaped the fire unharmed.

The McClain County Sheriff said 28-year-old Austin Reeves burglarized cars and property belonging to multiple law officers this week, including the deputy whose house was set on fire.

A devastating loss for the deputy and his family. The fire erupted around 2 a.m. on Saturday while the family slept.

“Our deputy called into dispatch and said his pickup had exploded and that somebody had tried to bomb his house,” said Sheriff Landy Offolter, McClain County Sheriff’s Office.

Offolter said three vehicles were doused with accelerant and set on fire. The flames quickly spread to the home.

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