Erwin man arrested after house fire in Embreeville

EMBREEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — A man from Erwin was arrested and charged with reckless burning following a house fire Sunday night in the Embreeville area of Washington County, Tennessee.

According to a news release from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO), crews responded to reports of an active house fire Sunday around 7 p.m. on School House Road in Embreeville.

The WCSO said two people escaped the home safely, and deputies had to enter the structure and remove the suspect, identified as Brian Nickles, 57.

Nickles was charged with resisting arrest and reckless burning. He was transported to the Washington County Detention Center on a $2,500 bond.