Carol Vaughn
A grand jury meeting in Accomac on Monday indicted Charles R. Smith III, 38, on 67 counts of arson and one count of conspiracy to commit arson, according to Accomack County Commonwealth’s Attorney Gary Agar.
Smith, a former volunteer firefighter, confessed to setting 52 fires and said his fiancee, Tonya S. Bundick, set 15 fires, according to court documents.
Bundick, 40, was indicted on one count of arson and one count of conspiracy to commit arson.
The two, who shared a home in Hopeton next door to where one of the arson fires happened, were arrested April 2 and charged in connection with an arson fire at a vacant house in Melfa the night before.
Bundick’s indictments are linked to the Melfa fire, as are two of Smith‘s, Agar said.
The pair have remained incarcerated in the Accomack County Jail without bond since their arrest.
A police said at the time of their arrest officials are confident the two set most of the 77 arson fires reported in Accomack County since November 2012. Most of the fires were at vacant or abandoned houses and no one was hurt as result.
Both suspects underwent psychiatric evaluation at their attorneys’ request and were found fit to stand trial.
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She will most likely get out on bond now since it's ended up she's only being charged w/one count of arson and conspiracy. Expect to see a hearing real soon on this matter.
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