Suspect charged after American Furniture set on fire

PONTOTOC, Miss. (WCBI) – A man suspected of attempting to set fire to a Pontotoc furniture company was arrested Friday.

Jason Lee Doss, 30, was charged with three counts of Second Degree Arson.

Doss was charged with three counts of arson since he attempted to set fire in three different spots at the company.

Deputies said Doss applied for a job at American Furniture on Thursday, after he was fired from Delta Furniture for drinking on the job.

After being told by American Furniture to come back the next day, Doss went went to the warehouse where he was caught on surveillance video crouching next to some furniture. Deputies believe he used a lighter to set fire to some of the product.

Smoke is then seen on the footage.

Several employees from American Furniture saw Doss near the fire and ran after him until police arrived and pointed police to where he went.