A Meeker area man charged with arson following his arrest recently by an agent with the State Fire Marshal’s Office has made a further initial appearance.
Youlha Rhodes, 39, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court Jan. 13 with second degree arson.
Rhodes appeared before Associate District Judge Sheila Kirk Jan. 11 and she set his bond at $200,000. He made an initial appearance on Jan. 17.
On Jan. 26, he made a further initial appearance before Special Judge Emily Mueller. She set the matter for April 13.
The charge accuses Rhodes on Jan. 10 this year in Lincoln County of setting fire to an uninhabited building/structure located at 338972 East Highway 62 in Meeker.
Loren Salzer, an agent with the State Fire Marshall’s Office, states in a probable cause affidavit of being advised of a request for assistance through Agent Supervisor Anthony Reed on Jan. 10 and on arrival at 338972 East Highway 62 Meeker, met with Jacktown Fire Chief Dustin Miller.
Miller debriefed Salzer and identified two separate fires. One was a single-wide mobile home almost fully consumed by fire and the second one was a small fire in the front of another home.