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Authorities: Suspect tried to burn down North Forsyth home with people inside
Benjamin Spruell
Benjamin Allen Spruell
An Alpharetta man who was in jail after a fight has been charged with arson for reportedly attempting to set a North Forsyth man’s home on fire while he and another person were inside. Forsyth County Fire Department Division Chief Jason Shivers said 47-year-old Benjamin Allen Spruell faces a first-degree arson charge in connection with the Nov. 20 incident in the extreme north end of Forsyth. The arson charge is “directly related to multiple charges from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office,” Shivers said.