Arson charges filed on 2 suspects in connection with Van Zandt County house fire

By Gary Bass | April 25, 2021 at 1:30 PM CDT – Updated April 25 at 1:30 PM VAN ZANDT COUNTY Texas (KLTV) – Following a five-month investigation, two Grand Saline area residents have been charged with arson in connection with a fire that destroyed a home at 1514 County Road 4601 on Thanksgiving Day of 2020. Brandon Lee Harrison, 28, of Kemp, and Carl Gene Klump Jr., 30, of Grand Saline, are still being held in the Van Zandt County jail. Harrison has been charged with arson with intent to damage a habitation or place of worship, theft of property between $2,500 and $30K, burglary of a building, possession of a controlled substance between 1 and 4 grams, four counts of unlawfully carrying a weapon, possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces, and possession of a controlled substance. Brandon Harrison (Source: Van Zandt County Jail website) (Source: Van Zandt County Jail website) Klump has been charged with possession of a controlled substance between 1 and 4 grams, theft of property between $2,500 and $30K, and arson with the intent to damage a habitation or place of worship. Carl Klump Jr. (Source: Van Zandt County Jail website) (Source: Van Zandt…
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