January apartment fire investigation concludes – Front Royal woman arrested

On Wednesday, February 6, 2019, Mrs. Alicia Ford Hullihan, 47, of Front Royal, VA was charged and arrested with §18.2-77 Burning or destroying dwelling house, etc. This felony charge is in connection with a January 4th, 2019 apartment fire at 204 Virginia Avenue, which caused significant damages and displaced multiple tenants from the building.

Today’s arrest concludes a month-long joint investigation by the Warren County Fire Marshal’s Office and the Front Royal Police Department Criminal Investigations Division with assistance from the Warren County Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney and the Frederick County Fire Marshal’s Office – Canine Division.

Additional charges are pending for the death of six animals that perished as a result of the fire. Mrs. Hullihan was transported to Rappahannock Shenandoah Warren Regional Jail where she was ordered to be held without bond. A court date for this offense is set for March 12, 2019 at 10:00am in Warren County General District Court.

Anyone with any further information in reference to this case is asked to contact Fire Marshal Gerry Maiatico at (540) 636-3830 or Front Royal Police Detective Marc Ramey at (540) 636-2208.