A Man in Nashville was arrested Thursday and charged with setting fire to a motel and then trying to steal a fire truck responding to the fire, police say.
The incident happened around 1:30 a.m. Thursday at a motel near Interstate 40 on Priest Drive. Firefighters and police were called to motel by guests who said a man had set fire to a mattress in his room and was unruly, WKRN reports.
One guest had to enter into the fire room and drag the mattress outside. Meanwhile, the suspect, Michael Morris, got into a responding fire truck and had to be removed by firefighters, police said.
Morris then stole a van and lead police on a short chase, police said. Morris was treated at Vanderbilt University Hospital for burns, abrasions and smoke inhalation. He faces charges including aggravated arson, burglary, and theft of a vehicle.
No one else was injured in the incident.
