LANTANA — A Riviera Beach woman has been arrested and charged with arson after she set fire to her boyfriend’s car when he threatened to tell her employer about their policy-forbidden relationship, police said.
“She lit it up and ran away,” the victim told police. Geneva Facon, 52, was arrested by Lantana Police for the alleged torching of her boyfriend’s car last July 3. According to the Lantana Police Department, Facon met the victim a year ago while she was employed at a rehab center where he was receiving treatment.
The victim, according to a probable cause affidavit used to arrest Facon, began dating and were involved in a romantic relationship. The victim threatened to tell her employer about the relationship, which is against company policy. Police said the victim was angry with Facon because he believed she had been unfaithful.
Facon was in the passenger seat of the man’s car when he drove to a house in Lantana where he was planning to move, police said. The victim told investigators he saw Facon leaning into the back seat of the car and “lighting his stuff on fire.”
The car quickly became engulfed in flames. By the time firefighters arrived, the car was burned so badly that it was beyond repair. Facon admitted she started a small fire in the back seat of the car, and never expected to grow “to a large fire,” according to the police report.
Police said that there was no accelerant used but “there was still an intentional fire created by an individual, causing damage and harm to life and property.”
From a nearby 7-Eleven, police said Facon watched the fire engulf the car and observed firefighters trying to extinguish it. At no point did she return to the scene and offer a statement to first responders, police said.
Mike Diamond is a journalist at The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. He covers Palm Beach County government and issues impacting homeowner associations. You can reach him at [email protected]. Help support local journalism. Subscribe today.
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