A woman was charged with obstructing firefighters last week after she allegedly interfered as they tried to extinguish a fire on her property in Clarkesville, according to authorities.
Habersham County deputies responded to the property at 615 W. Glade Creek just after 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, to a report that Anna Marie Butler, 33, allegedly obstructed fire crews upon their assessment of the fire.
Police say Butler had told firefighters they couldn’t come on her property and that “it was a controlled burn.”
When asked whether she had a permit for the burn, Butler allegedly told police she “didn’t know she needed one at night.”
A report of the incident states Butler told firefighters that if they attempted to extinguish the blaze, she “would start another fire that would make the California fire look small.”
As Butler was detained, she allegedly pulled and “jerked away” from the deputy before she was subdued and taken to the ground, according to the report. Butler was arrested and transported to the Habersham County Jail without incident.
