(MARDELA SPRINGS, Md.)- Arrests have been made in an apparent arson case in Wicomico County.
Emergency personnel say firefighters responded to a house fire on Quinton Road in Mardela springs at 12:21 pm Friday.
Once on scene, they found personal property burning in the front yard. Investigators believe Christina Amedeo, 38, of Mardela and a 15 year old boy started the fire. They threw their burning personal property at the house in an attempt to burn it down, according to the report.
Investigators say it all stems from an ongoing domestic situation.
Amedeo turned herself in to the Wicomico County Sheriff's Department and was arrested on a warrant without incident. She currently faces charges of Attempted 1st and 2nd Degree Arson, Malicious Burning 2nd Degree, Contribute to Condition of a Child and Theft.
If found guilty of all charges, Amedeo could receive 56 years imprisonment and or $83,500.00 dollars in fines.
The teenage boy was charged with Attempt to Burn Structure or Property and Malicious Burning 2nd Degree. He was released into the custody of a parent pending Department of Juvenile Services adjudication.