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Greenfield man arrested for arson of own apartment

Seth Schmidt, 21, was arrested on a preliminary charge of arson after allegedly starting a fire within his own apartment.

GREENFIELD, Ind. — A Greenfield 21-year-old was arrested on a preliminary charge of arson after he allegedly started a fire inside his own apartment.

A Greenfield man has been arrested after setting a fire in his Greenfield Crossing apartment on Tuesday morning.

Posted by Greenfield Police Department on Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Greenfield Fire and Police were dispatched to Seth Schmidt's apartment at Greenfield Crossing for a report of a structure fire Tuesday morning.

Officers arrived and found an active fire inside the single apartment and were able to put it out quickly.

According to witnesses, a domestic dispute happened just before the fire. Evidence found at the scene resulted in Schmidt's arrest.

His initial court appearance has not been set.

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