One arrested after intoxicated attempt to start house fire as teens slept inside [Video]

CHILLICOTHE, Mo. (KCTV) – One man is behind bars after he attempted to start a Chillicothe home on fire as two teenagers slept inside while he was allegedly intoxicated.

Livingston County, Missouri, Circuit Court records indicate that on Friday, Aug. 23, Johnny L. Collis, 32, of Purdin, was charged with attempted arson in the first degree and aggravated DWI after a disturbance in Chillicothe.

Court documents indicated that around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, the Chillicothe Police Department was called to a home near 15th and Hickory Dr., three blocks west of Daryl Danner Memorial Park, with reports of a disturbance.

Law enforcement officials were told Collis was outside a home he attempted to set on fire while a mother and her two sleeping teenagers – 14 and 15 years old – were inside.

When first responders arrived, they were told that Collis arrived at the home and appeared to be upset he did not have access to it. …