Charges filed in 2022 Waukon fire investigation

Mindy Jo Jones is being charged with Arson- 1st degree (class B felony).

On February 13, 2022 the Waukon Fire Department and Waukon Police Department responded to a report of a structure fire at Tin, Rust, & Harmony located at 9 Allamakee Street in Waukon. The Decorah Fire Department, Lansing Fire Department, Waterville Fire Department, and Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.
Due to circumstances surrounding the fire, the low State Fire Marshall’s Office was requested to investigate. As a result of the investigation, 43-year-old Mindy Jo Jones was arrested on March 13, 2023. Jones is being charged with Arson- 1st degree (class B felony). Jones is also charged with animal abuse (aggravated misdemeanor) for the death of a canine as a result of the fire.
The Iowa State Fire Marshall’s Office was assisted by the low Division of Criminal Investigation, lowa DCI Lab, the ATF, and the Allamakee County Attorney’s Office.
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