Suspect Arrested, Set House Ablaze With Children Inside
YPSILANTI (WWJ) - Authorities said a Dearborn Heights man set fire to a Washtenaw County house while a woman and two of her kids were inside.
Prosecutors allege 28-year-old Akil Azim Alexander was upset when the woman broke off a relationship with him.
No one was injured in the fire in Ypsilanti Township in the early morning hours of April 10.
Alexander was arraigned Friday afternoon at the Washtenaw County Jail on a charge of arson of a dwelling.
If convicted of the felony charge, Alexander would face up to 20 years in prison. A preliminary exam is set for May 4.
