WOOSTER - A Warsaw woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon for allegedly stealing a car in which there was a mobile meth lab and setting the home where her mother lives on fire.
Summer Nicole Jaynes, 25, of 3160 Stoneburner Road, Warsaw, was arrested and charged with arson, auto theft, neglect of a dependent and dealing methamphetamine.
According to police, Jaynes stole a car in Riding Lake and set fire to her mother's home in Wooster. She was arrested in the Sellers Lake area while involved in an altercation with her mother.
Fire crews responded to a house fire at 1746 S. Main Lane, Wooster, the home of Jaynes' mother, Angela Sue Jaynes, at 7:32 a.m. Tuesday.
According to police, the elder Jaynes was in the home when the fire was started.
While there, fire crews called the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department due to the suspicious nature of the blaze.
Warsaw Fire Department Lt. Mike Wilson and his K-9 unit concluded that an accelerant was used to start the fire.
Later, police were led to 5755 S. East Channel Road, in the Sellers Lake area, where the Jaynes were involved in a physical altercation.
Detectives located the stolen vehicle from Ridinger Lake and also noted the strong odor of gasoline coming from the inside vehicle compartment.
Wilson's canine was summoned and detected accelerants. A gasoline-soaked glove also was located inside the vehicle.
KCSD Detective Josh Spangle stated a mobile methamphetamine lab was then discovered inside the trunk of the vehicle. The Indiana State Police Clandestine Lab Team was called to secure the active meth lab.
The 4-year-old daughter of Summer Jaynes was taken into protective custody at the scene by Child Protection Services.
Summer Jaynes is currently being held on a $10,000 bond.
Angela Jaynes was charged with battery and is being held on a $500.00 bond.
