Man charged with setting his house on fire after family members refused to leave

A 50-year-old Loris man was charged with arson after Horry County authorities said he set his house on fire because some family members refused to leave the property, according to Sgt. Robert Kegler with Horry County police.

Carl Preston Johnson, 50, was charged with third-degree arson and is being held at J. Reuben Long Detention Center, Kegler said.



Horry County firefighters were called to a home on Mason Lane near Loris on Monday for a residential fire, Kegler said. Fire investigators determined the blaze was started with some type of accelerant and called Horry County police detectives for an investigation.

Detectives learned Johnson set the fire due to family members who refused to vacate the property, Kegler said. No injuries were reported during the incident.