<body><div>BROOKLINE, Mo. — A man has been arrested and charged after allegedly setting a mobile home on fire with people still inside.Online court records show Jose Morales has been charged with first-degree arson.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2PMb36_0wCkOrGI00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2PMb36_0wCkOrGI00" width="950" height="534" ><figcaption>Jose Morales, courtesy of the Greene County Jail</figcaption></figure>A probable cause statement from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) says that deputies responded to a home in Brookline at around 8 p.m. on Oct. 15, where three people reported that they lived in the residence with Morales, who had started the fire intentionally.Documents say those three witnesses told GCSO that Morales had been drinking heavily and was upset because the property owner had asked him to leave because he was drunk and disruptive.A woman who said she had dropped her son off had seen Morales leave the mobile home with something in his hands, documents say. She claimed she stopped in the middle of the road, where Morales starting cursing at her, and demanding she move out of his way. According to the probable cause statement, she saw Morales get into his car and leave when she noticed the home was on fire.The property owner told deputies that Morales “…had lots of problems because he drank too much alcohol,” documents say, and also claimed that Morales had stolen the vehicle he left in.The probable cause statement also says that earlier in the day, Morales was pulled over by Ozark police for driving erratically and gave a breath sample that resulted in a blood alcohol content of 0.148, nearly double the legal limit in Missouri.When Morales was interviewed post-Miranda on Oct. 16, he denied setting the fire and said the alleged stolen vehicle belonged to him, and that he was making payments on it.Morales is currently being held in the Greene County Jail without bond.Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KOLR - OzarksFirst.com. </div></body>

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BROOKLINE, Mo. — A man has been arrested and charged after allegedly setting a mobile home on fire with people still inside. Online court records show Jose Morales has been charged with first-degree arson. A probable cause statement from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) says that deputies responded...