LUCERNE, Calif. — Authorities have arrested a Lucerne woman who they said set a house fire on Saturday night.

Dallas Darlene Lyons, 36, was taken into custody shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday.

An hour before Lyons’ arrest, firefighters were dispatched to a home in the 6000 block of Second Avenue in Lucerne on the report of a house fire that was also threatening other structures, as Lake County News has reported.

Reports from the scene on Saturday night indicated one residence and a second structure were damaged, with the Red Cross called to house displaced residents.

Lake County Sheriff’s Lt. Corey Paulich said the deputy conducting the investigation with the assistance of Northshore Fire Protection District’s arson investigator believed that Lyons was under the influence of narcotics, which caused her to recklessly start the fire.

Paulich said Lyons was arrested and transported to Lake County Jail.

Charges on her jail booking sheet included two felonies, causing the fire of an inhabited dwelling and arson during a state of emergency, and a misdemeanor of being under the influence of a controlled substance.

Her bail was set at zero for the felonies and $5,000 for the drug charge, and on Monday jail records indicated she had posted bail and been released.

Jail records showed she is scheduled to appear in court on March 1, 2022.

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