Five count indictment handed down in Hawkins County related to 2023 Mooresburg fire

The TBI recently submitted results of a 2023 fire investigation in Mooresburg to a Hawkins County grand jury.

The result was a five-count indictment against 70-year-old Daniel Dewayne Manning.

Prosecutors accuse Manning of deliberately setting a fire on property located in the 700 block of Big Hill Road to get a possible payout from an insurance policy. Manning is charged with arson, insurance fraud, false reports, reckless endangerment and vandalism. The report said Manning was arrested then issued a $30,000 bond.

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