Lacey Tillitt was arrested on a charge of fourth-degree arson related to the Highland Lakes Fire, which burned about 160 acres in Teller County in October.

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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KTLO) - The Teller County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) announced that they have arrested Lacey Tillit for allegedly setting her home on fire that became the Highland Lakes Fire last October. More than 700 homes were at risk from the fire. Families in the Highland Lakes Fire area were forced to evacuate their homes for three days. Tillit is behind bars and facing arson charges. The post Highland Lakes Fire Responsible Arrested ap…

CONDADO TELLER, Colo (KTLO) - La Oficina de Alguacil del Condado Teller(TCSO) anuncio que han arrestado a Lacey Tillit por presuntamente provocando el incendio de su casa que luego se convierte en el Incendio Highland Lakes el octubre pasado. Más de 700 casas estaban a riesgo por el incendio. Familias en la zona del Incendio Highland Lakes tuvieron que evacuar de sus hogares por tres días. Tillit esta tras las rejas y enfrenta cargos de incendio…

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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. — A woman who set her home ablaze near Divide which then spread to become the Highlands Lake Fire late last year has been arrested, officials in Teller County said Thursday. Lacey Tillitt is accused of knowingly setting fire to her home on Oct. 28, 2024 before the flames spread to become the 166-acre Highlands Lake Fire in Teller County. She was arrested this week on a fourth-degree arson charge, a Class 2 felony, according …

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Woman set home on fire, sparked wildfire, sheriff's office says

(TELLER COUNTY, Colo.) — The Teller County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) said it arrested a woman suspected of setting fire to her home which spread into the Highland Lakes fire. According to TCSO, Lacey Tillitt was arrested for a Class 2, 4th Degree Arson felony. Tillitt was accused of knowingly setting fire to her home in […]

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Suspect of starting Highland Lakes fire arrested

The woman arrested for allegedly starting the Highland Lakes fire outside of Divide has a long-documented history of mental illness in several prior criminal cases.

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Alleged Highland Lakes fire starter has history of mental illness concerns, made threats: Records

A Teller County woman, who had lost insurance on her home that was set to foreclose, had made several threats to her insurance company that she would light her home on fire, before she eventually did, sparking a wildfire that threatened 700 homes last fall, an arrest affidavit alleges.  Lowa “Lacey” Tillitt, 77, was arrested this week and faces a fourth-degree arson charge, a felony, according to an arrest affidavit from the Teller County Sherif…

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Colorado woman, 77, threatened to burn her house after losing insurance in months before sparking Highlands Lakes fire, police say

Pursuant to Colorado Revised Statute 18-4-105, Lacey Tillitt was arrested for Class 2 Felony 4th Degree Arson. Tillitt was arrested for knowingly setting fire to her home which spread to become the Highland Lakes Fire. Because of the actions with which Tillitt is charged, over 700 homes were threatened, the entirety of the Highland Lakes […]

Woman set home on fire, sparked wildfire, sheriff's office says

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