Drunk ex-boyfriend burns down ex-girlfriend’s home in Beulah after being angry over breakup
An ex-boyfriend is in the Lee County Jail after setting his ex-girlfriend’s mobile home in the 1100 block of Lee Road 270 after being angry over recent breakup.
The investigation began when Lee County deputies working the shift were dispatched on the evening of April 5th of 2022 to the 1100 block area of Lee Road 270 where they found a mobile home which was fully engulfed in flames. No one was inside, a neighbor told deputies on scene as fire crews began to extinguish the blaze. ARSON AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARREST
“Contact was made with the homeowner who confirmed that the residence was not occupied at the time of the fire,” a press release by the Sheriff’s Office said. “She also advised that she believed that the fire was set intentionally by an ex-boyfriend because he had been harassing her recently.”
The ex-boyfriend, who is from LaGrange, Georgia was identified as 24-year-old Tyler Carl Bullard. Bullard was contacted by Deputies in the area and he was subsequently arrested for public intoxication and transported to the Lee County Jail.
Lee County Investigators interviewed Bullard who admitted to breaking into the mobile home and setting the fire because he was angry at the victim for ending their relationship.
Bullard was charged with Arson 2nd Degree and Domestic Violence 2nd Degree Burglary and Harassing Communications. He is being held in the Lee County Jail on a $26,000.00 bond. Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at 334-749-5651 or Central Alabama Crime Stoppers at 334-215-STOP (7867
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