A 45-year-old Riverside woman was behind bars Thursday on suspicion of attempted murder for allegedly setting fire to an occupied San Jacinto apartment.
According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to a 911 call regarding a fire in an apartment building in the 140 block of Tiger Lane in San Jacinto at 6 a.m. Tuesday.
Two adults who were sleeping inside the apartment when the fire started managed to escape by jumping from an exterior window, sheriff’s officials said.
Investigators determined the two tenants had a recent dispute with a woman over the death of a pet dog, according to the sheriff’s department. The woman, Kenyetta Taylor, was then determined to be a suspect in the fire, and she was arrested at a residence in the 200 block of Cape Elizabeth Way in Riverside.
She was booked at the Cois Byrd Detention Center on suspicion of attempted murder.
It was unknown if any other units in the apartment building were affected by the fire.
Anyone with additional information was encouraged to contact lead investigator Ruben Martinez at 951-791-3400.