Volunteer Firefighter Charged In Series Of Waverly Fires

HUMPHREYS COUNTY, Tenn.- An investigation by special agent fire investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Humphreys County Sheriff’s Office, and the Humphreys County Fire Department has resulted in the arrest of a Waverly man. 

The TBI says 19-year-old Leslie Roy Winchester, a volunteer firefighter, was arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated arson, three counts of arson, six counts of criminal trespassing, and six counts of vandalism over $10,000.

Authorities obtained warrants for Winchester Friday night and took him into custody Saturday morning.

He is in the Humphreys County Jail on a $1,746,000 bond.

The TBI began working alongside investigators in Humphreys County last month to investigate a fire that occurred in the 5500 block of Bakerville Road in Waverly. Four other fires followed between July 1st and July 8th at various locations in Waverly including a church, Masonic Lodge, a former fire hall, and a vacant house.

The investigation remains active and ongoing.