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Multiple DWI Offender Jo Jackson Gets New Court Date

FAYETTEVILLE (KFSM) – Multiple DWI offender Jo Jackson was arraigned on Wednesday morning (July 22) and was given a new court date, officials say. Jackson...
Jo Jackson

FAYETTEVILLE (KFSM) – Multiple DWI offender Jo Jackson was arraigned on Wednesday morning (July 22) and was given a new court date, officials say.

Jackson, 54, of Fayetteville was arrested on June 23 after police say she set a driveway on fire. While she was in custody a warrant was issued for her on suspicion of filing a false report, according to jail records.

She appeared in court on Wednesday and was charged with filing a false report, according to the Washington County Prosecutor’s Office. [Editor’s note: paperwork was pending on one other charge, and this story will be updated once that paperwork is completed].

Jackson’s new court date is scheduled for Sept. 9, and her bond remains set at $8,500, jail records state.

On June 23, 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 the incident was 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 has been arrested on alcohol-related charges several times since 2011.

For more on Jackson’s arrest history, click here.

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