FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after several small brush fires were found in a wooded area behind a Lowe’s on Old Gladiolus Drive.
According to LCSO, deputies responded after the original call came in as a brush fire.
Investigators suspect multiple fires had been intentionally set in the woods behind the stores across from Lakes Park.
LCSO said a person of interest was taken into custody at a nearby Speedway.
Deputies have not released the person’s identity and formal charges have not been filed yet.
The investigation is ongoing.
