A resident of the Myrtle Avenue Apartments was arrested and charged with arson on Thursday after the Camden City complex was apparently set ablaze.

According to the Camden City Fire Department, they along with the Camden City Police Department responded to the 4000 block of Myrtle Avenue for a fire at the Myrtle Place Apartments early Sunday, May 8.  Upon arrival, one of the two-story apartment buildings was fully engulfed in a three-alarm fire. Once the fire was brought under control, 22 residents were safely evacuated and displaced from the building. 

Nakyah Barnes-Nelson, 20, was taken in custody and charged with arson late Thursday.  She is a resident of the building.

"This fire displaced more than 20 residents from their home and created hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of damage to these apartments.  I want to thank our detectives who were able to bring this case home and to all of our partners who have worked to solve case, extinguish the fire and find these displaced residents' shelter," said Camden County Police Chief, Gabriel Rodriguez.

Barnes-Nelson is being charged with four different crimes; one count of second-degree aggravated arson, one count of arson recklessly placing another in danger of injury in the third-degree, one count of arson recklessly placing a building in danger of destruction in the third degree, and false report to a law enforcement to implicate another in the second degree.

The police would like to speak with another person of interest in this case. The suspect has been processed and remanded to the Camden County Jail.

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