Police: Rochester woman charged in arson after putting burning rag in car gas cap

Jennifer Ashley Neal (Somersworth Police photo)

SOMERSWORTH - A Rochester woman was arrested on Thursday after Somersworth police responded to an Indigo Hill Road address shortly before midnight for a report of a burning rag hanging out of the gas cap of a vehicle.

The incident unfolded around 11:45 p.m. as officers were dispatched to a residence on Indigo Hill Road.

As a result of an investigation, Jennifer Ashley Neal, 34, of 25 Hawaii Lane, was charged with resisting arrest or detention (misdemeanor), breach of bail Conditions (misdemeanor), stalking (violation), arson - Insurance or Serious Bodily Injury (felony), and reckless conduct - deadly weapon (felony).

Neal was held at the Strafford County House of Corrections on Preventative Detention and will be arraigned on Monday at Strafford County Superior Court.

The investigation into Neal's arrest is open and ongoing. If anyone has any information on this incident, they are encouraged to call the Somersworth Police Department at 692-3131, our Anonymous Crimeline at 692-9111, or through our Anonymous reporting link via Somersworth.com.