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Campbell County Man Indicted/Charged for 2020 Arson in Jellico, Tennessee

TBI PRESS RELEASE 600

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN – An investigation by special agent fire investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has resulted in the indictment of a Campbell County man on arson and reckless endangerment charges.

In November 2020, TBI agents joined the Jellico Police Department in investigating a fire that occurred at a home in the 100 block of Commerce Street.

Investigators determined the fire had been intentionally set. During the course of the investigation, information was developed identifying Bobby Buckner (DOB: 4/10/93) as the individual responsible for starting the fire.

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Bobby Buckner

Last week, the Campbell County Grand Jury returned indictments charging Buckner with:

  • One count of Arson
  • Three counts of Reckless Endangerment

This morning, he was served in the Campbell County Jail, where he was already being held on unrelated charges.

Attached photo of the accused courtesy of TBI.

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