Pensacola man accused of setting a mobile home on fire with people inside, attempting to set second trailer on fire

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PENSACOLA, Fla. ( WKRG ) — Escambia County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a Pensacola man after he allegedly set a mobile home on fire and attempted to set a second one ablaze.

According to an ECSO arrest report, 32-year-old Jerry Paige was charged with one count of arson of a dwelling and one count of attempted arson of a dwelling.

A mugshot of Jerry Paige (Photo courtesy of the Escambia County Sheriff's Office)

The report reveals that around 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 5, a man and his friends were inside his mobile home on Lime Street when his friends said they smelled smoke.

The man said he went outside to check things out and found that the back of his home was on fire. He tried to put the fire out using a garden hose and told his friends to call 911. The fire department arrived shortly after.

Earlier that morning, another man was inside his mobile home on Paul Street when he began smelling smoke.

He said he originally believed that the smell was coming from a pile of debris and branches he and his roommates had been burning earlier, but he went outside to check and foun...