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Third man arrested in daycare arson investigation: A third Tuskegee man has been arrested in connection to the Opelika daycare fires that occurred in early January. As of Feb. 24, 2026, Terrence Kareem Johnson was arrested on two counts of second degree arson. This is the third arrest in relation to these fires.

Terrence Kareem Johnson was arrested on two counts of second degree arson. | Contributed by Opelika Police Dept.

Third man arrested in daycare arson investigation

By Brychelle Brooks | Editor-in-Chief

A third Tuskegee man has been arrested in connection to the Opelika daycare fires that occurred in early January. As of Feb. 24, 2026, Terrence Kareem Johnson was arrested on two counts of second degree arson. This is the third arrest in relation to these fires.

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