HALL COUNTY, Ga. — An Atlanta man has been charged with first-degree arson in connection with a house fire Thursday evening in South Hall County that investigators say was intentionally set.
The fire occurred around 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at a residence in the 5600 block of Grand Reunion Drive. A neighbor reported flames on the home’s porch and attempted to contain the blaze with a fire extinguisher as deputies and Hall County Fire Rescue crews responded.
Firefighters extinguished the fire and determined no one was home at the time, according to Hall County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Derreck Booth.
A preliminary investigation found the fire was intentionally set using an accelerant, possibly gasoline. Investigators with the sheriff’s office and the Hall County Fire Marshal’s Office responded to the scene.
Following interviews and a review of evidence, authorities identified the suspect as Parsa Robert Bojnordi, 19, of Atlanta.
At approximately 10:50 p.m., patrol deputies spotted Bojnordi’s vehicle on Friendship Road approaching Deaton Creek Parkway. Deputies activated their blue lights and sirens to initiate a traffic stop, but Bojnordi accelerated instead of stopping, Booth said.
Deputies followed him to the 5700 block of Chateau Glen Drive, where he stopped. He was arrested without incident on a charge of fleeing or attempting to elude.
Investigators subsequently charged Bojnordi with first-degree arson and second-degree criminal damage to property, both felonies, in connection with the fire.
Bojnordi also had outstanding warrants for criminal trespass and theft by taking, both misdemeanors, stemming from incidents Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 24, involving one of the residents of the Grand Reunion Drive home.
In the theft case, investigators said Bojnordi took a box containing cosmetics from the victim’s residence. That same afternoon, he allegedly damaged the victim’s SUV by pouring flour, tuna fish and other cut-up pieces of fish inside the vehicle in the 6000 block of Maple Park Lane.
Bojnordi was booked into the Hall County Jail following his arrest. He posted $11,900 bond and was released Saturday afternoon, Feb. 28.
The incidents remain under investigation.
