She Set A House On Fire With A Woman Stuck Inside, Then Sat Back In A Lawn Chair To Watch Everything Burn
47-year-old Gail Metwally lives in Elkton, Maryland, a town located about an hour outside of Baltimore.
The town has a reputation as an elopement destination due to the short waiting time, but now the town is making headlines for a pretty crazy crime.
On Thursday, April 29th, 2021, at 1:15 in the afternoon, local fire departments rushed to Cherry Lane in Elkton.
A call had come in about a house that was on fire.
Maryland State Fire Marshal; pictured above is a photo of the house on fire
“Witnesses reported observing a woman, later identified as Gail J. Metwally, 47, setting multiple fires within the home and then sitting in a chair on the front lawn, where she watched the fire engulf the home,” the Maryland State Fire Marshal said in a press release.
“After a few minutes, Metwally walked away from the scene. While the home was on fire, witnesses heard an occupant in a basement window yelling for help.”
“Bystanders safely assisted her out the window. While responding to the scene, Cecil County Sheriff’s Office observed Metwally in the area, where she was detained and transported to the Maryland State Police North East Barrack.”
Someone captured Gail on camera sitting back in her lawn chair as the house burned, and she had a book sitting on her lap like she was casually hanging out at a beach.
“She’s just chilling back like yeah, I’m watching this s*** go down,” the man who videoed the whole thing said.
Maryland State Fire Marshal; pictured above is Gail
The Maryland State Fire Marshal also said that Gail lived in the house she set on fire with three other people.
Two of those people were not around when she set the fire, while another person was the woman stuck in the basement who had to be rescued by bystanders.
Gail is currently behind bars at the Cecil County Detention Center and she has been charged with 1st and 2nd Degree Attempted Murder, 1st Degree Assault, 1st Degree Arson, two counts of Malicious Destruction of Property, two counts of Malicious Burning 1st Degree, and two counts of Reckless Endangerment.
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