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Jefferson County Woman Charged with Arson (DOJ)
Press Release
Jefferson County Woman Charged with Arson
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal grand jury has indicted a Jefferson County woman for setting fire to an apartment unit, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.
A one-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges Shun'derrika Kimberly Peoples, 20, of Birmingham, Alabama, with arson. The incident occurred at The Union at Cooper Hill apartment complex on August 25, 2025.
The ATF investigated the case along with the Birmingham Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney W. Lee Gilmer is prosecuting the case.
An indictment contains only charges. Defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty
Updated December 3, 2025
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