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Fire in Council Bluffs motel leads to the arrest of a NE woman

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February 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A Nebraska woman angry at the management of a Council Bluffs motel allegedly ripped out the pages of a bible and set them on fire in a trash can, Thursday night. The Omaha World-Herald reports 43-year old Carolettia R. Looney, of Omaha, was taken into custody after the incident at the American Inn motel on S. 24th Street, in Council Bluffs.

Police say Meyers admitted to having set the fire at around 8:30-p.m., Thursday. Sgt. Chad Meyers told the paper Looney was angry at the motel management because she’d told them she prepaid enough to cover four days of rent, which was disputed. A security guard extinguished the fire.

Authorities arrested Looney on suspicion of first-degree arson. Police said Looney was under the influence of alcohol at the time of her arrest. Looney remains at the Pottawattamie County Jail on a $25,000 bond.