Man arrested in connection to arson, burglary of Sumter motel

A Sumter man has been arrested in connection to a fire at a Sumter motel. 

On Friday, Oct. 23, a travel trailer caught fire at American Inn on Broad Street. Once it was extinguished, arson investigators with Sumter County Sheriff’s Office began working to determine the circumstances surrounding the fire.

Desmond Montez Jackson, 35, was arrested and charged with second-degree arson and first-degree burglary as a result of the investigation, according to Mark Bordeaux, public information officer for Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. 

Jackson was transported to Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center. At the time of the news release, he remains in custody.