Crews contain wildfire northeast of Peyton
Colette Bordelon
and last updated 2021-07-19 23:25:25-04
EL PASO COUNTY â Crews responded Monday afternoon to a wildfire in El Paso County, northeast of Peyton.
According to the El Paso County Sheriff s Office, the fire was in the area of Warriors Path Dr. and Fremont Fort Rd. It was first reported around 3:30 p.m. Multiple agencies from around the area responded.
The fire was first estimated at three to five acres in size and then authorities reduced that to three.
Around 8 p.m., the Sheriff s Office reported the fire was contained.
No structures were threatened and no roads were closed due to the fire.
Crews battling fire north of Peyton
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Fire north of Peyton contained, crews extinguish hot spots
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The wife of the 76-year-old Harker Heights man accused of two counts of arson said her husband had started to show early signs of dementia before his arrest last year.
Willie Williams was indicted March 17 on two counts of arson of a building after police said he started at least two fires in Nolanville last year. Last week, his case was heard remotely in the 264th Judicial District Court after his defense attorney requested that he be released on a personal recognizance bond.
After hearing from Williamsâ wife and arguments from attorneys, Judge Paul LePak on Thursday ordered that Williams have a personal recognizance bond interview and that if released, he is to wear a GPS monitor, obey a curfew and get a mental health evaluation.