A Longs man is charged with setting his home on fire Tuesday because his wife was not home.
According to a press release, Joe Preston Martin, 47, is charged with 2nd degree arson after police said he set fire to his home on Pint Circle near Longs around 7:05 p.m.
Martin told police he was upset when he found out his wife was not home and lit the mattress on fire in the bedroom.
He is being held in the J Ruben Long Detention Center.
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