A 34-year-old Caldwell man was arrested on suspicion of setting his girlfriend’s trailer on fire on New Year’s Day.
Caldwell Police responded to the scene of the fire around 1:15 a.m. after a female called dispatch to say her mother’s boyfriend, TJ Scott Grove, was setting fires around the house. The caller said the suspect was punching holes in the walls, according to court records.
A probable cause affidavit said witnesses claimed Grove was drinking at the trailer and “freaked out” when another person was playing music on his radio. Grove allegedly tried to challenge at least two people to a fight.
Grove’s girlfriend told police, according to reports, that she left the house with her children because of the way Grove was acting.