Woman Charged with Setting Magna, UT, House Fire

    May 22, 2025
    United Fire Authority crews found the fire in the suspect's basement bedroom.

    A woman charged with starting a fire in a Magna house reportedly said she'd return and burn it down.

    Alexis Jennifer Crumback, 38, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated arson, a first-degree felony, KUTV reported. 

    Unified Fire Authority firefighters found the fire in Crumback's basement bedroom. Two other people in the house sustained minor damage.

    She was not there while the firefighters operated.

    While she was being booked into Salt Lake County Metro Jail, she is reported to have said "she would come back and burn the house down after she gets out," according to a court document.

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