VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Officials with the Virginia Beach Fire Marshal’s Office arrested a man Thursday in connection with the arson of a hotel in February.
Tommie Lee Basnight has been charged with arson of an occupied dwelling.
On February 20, the Virginia Beach Fire Department responded to a fire at the America’s Best Value Hotel in the 5700 block of Northampton Boulevard.
Police who were already at the scene for a suspected barricade situation in that room discovered that a mattress was on fire. The fire was contained to one room.
No injuries were reported in this incident.
