Boy, 12, taken into custody after early morning fire at DeKalb apartments

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Boy, 12, taken into custody after early morning fire at DeKalb apartments

A 12-year-old boy was detained by police after a Monday morning fire at his DeKalb County apartment that forced his older sister and her boyfriend to jump three stories to safety, officials said.

Fire at an apartment building at the 4371 Glenwood complex on Glenwood Road forced two people to jump from a third-story window. A 12-year-old boy was taken into police custody in connection with the fire.

Fire at an apartment building at the 4371 Glenwood complex on Glenwood Road forced two people to jump from a third-floor window. A 12-year-old boy was taken into police custody in connection with the fire, which is being investigated as suspected arson.

Fire at an apartment building at the 4371 Glenwood complex on Glenwood Road forced two people to jump from a third-floor window. A 12-year-old boy was taken into police custody in connection with the fire, which is being investigated as suspected arson.

Fire at an apartment building at the 4371 Glenwood complex on Glenwood Road forced two people to jump from a third-floor window. A 12-year-old boy was taken into police custody in connection with the fire, which is being investigated as suspected arson.

Fire at an apartment building at the 4371 Glenwood complex on Glenwood Road forced two people to jump from a third-floor window. A 12-year-old boy was taken into police custody in connection with the fire, which is being investigated as suspected arson.

Fire at an apartment building at the 4371 Glenwood complex on Glenwood Road forced two people to jump from a third-floor window. A 12-year-old boy was taken into police custody in connection with the fire, which is being investigated as suspected arson.

Fire at an apartment building at the 4371 Glenwood complex on Glenwood Road forced two people to jump from a third-floor window. A 12-year-old boy was taken into police custody in connection with the fire, which is being investigated as suspected arson.

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Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com

Fire at an apartment building at the 4371 Glenwood complex on Glenwood Road forced two people to jump from a third-story window. A 12-year-old boy was taken into police custody in connection with the fire.

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