FAYETTEVILLE (KFSM) – Bond has been set for multiple DWI offender Jo Jackson, according to jail records.
Jackson was arrested on Tuesday evening (June 23) after police say she set a driveway on fire. She was booked into the Washington County Detention Center on Wednesday (June 24) and faces charges of reckless burning, public intoxication, resisting arrest and fleeing, jail records state.
Her bond has been set at $5,000.
In the past, Jackson has been arrested multiple times for driving while intoxicated.
On Tuesday at 11:02 p.m., police responded to 2670 N. Valencia Ave. in Fayetteville for a call of a driveway being set on fire. Firefighters were already at the residence and said Jackson was sitting in the driveway near the fire when they arrived, according to an arrest report.
Fire personnel said Jackson fled into the garage and tried to shut the door when they arrived. The fire was contained when police arrived, but if firefighters hadn’t responded, the flames could have spread to neighboring apartments, the report states.
Police said this is Jackson’s third intentional burning in the last four days.
The report states Jackson’s daughter went into the garage, and the two started verbally fighting. Jackson then became upset and tried to go inside the house before being stopped by police. Police noted in their report that an odor of intoxicants could be smelled coming from Jackson. Her eyes were watery and bloodshot, police said.
Her daughter said she had been drinking, and there was alcohol in the garage, according to authorities. Jackson told police the beverages she was drinking were not alcoholic, but she refused to take a portable breath test to show she hadn’t been drinking, the report states.
Police asked Jackson why she started the fire, and she gave no response. She was later taken into custody.
Jackson appeared at a hearing on Friday (June 26) at 7:45 a.m., according to jail records.
Her next hearing is scheduled for July 22 at 7:45 a.m.
