Hancock County Sheriff Travis Duffy reports the arrest of a Warsaw, IL man for Aggravated Arson on January 17, 2023.
At approximately 12:16 PM, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of a disturbance at 1160 Sycamore Street, Warsaw, IL. The caller reported that his roommate was tearing up the house.
While deputies were enroute, the caller called back and advised that the roommate had set the front porch/door on fire. The caller had been inside the residence at that time and was able to get to the door and then put out the fire.
Deputies arrived and located Jimmy G. Barragan, 59 of Warsaw, IL, who was identified as the suspect. Deputies discovered methamphetamine and methamphetamine paraphernalia on Barragan’s person. Barragan was interviewed and then place under arrest for Possession of Methamphetamine and Aggravated Arson. Barragan was lodged in the Hancock County Jail.
The sheriff’s office was assisted by the Hamilton Police Department and Illinois Department of Conservation.
All arrested persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
***Courtesy of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office***
