Deputies: Man sets woman, home on fire; children escape unharmed

TABOR CITY, NC (WWAY) — A Columbus County man is charged with three counts of attempted first degree murder after a fire over the weekend.

The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office says Nicholas Alexander Wallace, 25, poured gas on a woman and on items inside a home in the 300 block of Dulah Road.

Investigators say Wallace then lit a match and threw it on the woman, igniting her and the room she was in. Two children who were also inside the home ran to a neighbor’s for help.

EMS took the woman to the hospital, where she was treated and released.

On top of the attempted murder charges, Wallace is also charged with arson.

He is currently being held at Columbus County Detention Center without bond.