Deltona Man Charged With Arson in Insurance Fraud Scheme
July 27, 2018
Brian Lee Caswell of Deltona was arrested and charged with second-degree arson, arson resulting in injury, burning to defraud an insurer, giving false information to a law enforcement officer and making a false police report.
According to Caswell’s arrest warrant, he had hatched a plan with Alex Spivey of Orlando and Melinda Philbrook of Lady Lake to destroy their truck and collect an insurance payout. Caswell initially claimed the vehicle had been stolen, but later admitted planning the scheme after co-conspirator Spivey caught fire during the arson.
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