Man arrested after admitting to setting mother’s curtains ablaze

Police Department officers arrested Otis Collier, 51,of Demopolis Thursday evening after he allegedly reported setting the curtains on fire in his mother’s Fourth Avenue home.

A follow-up at the residence determined that Collier’s self-incriminating report was accurate, leading to his arrest. He is currently charged with Arson II. The incident allegedly occurred between 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.