Erwin man arrested and charged after house fire in Embreeville

A Erwin man was arrested and charged with reckless burning following a house fire Sunday night in the Embreeville area of Washington County, Tennessee. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office reports that crews responded to reports of an active house fire Sunday around 7 p.m. on School House Road in Embreeville. Police said two people escaped the home safely but deputies had to enter the structure and remove the suspect, identified as 57 year old Brian Nickles. Nickles was charged with resisting arrest and reckless burning and was transported to the Washington County Detention Center.