On November 22, 2019, EPD Officers responded to a call to an arson in progress at an apartment in Grandview Towers. Sandra Tinsley reported that she had received threatening messages from her ex-husband, Randall Eugene James, earlier this morning. A short time later, Tinsley stated that James showed up at her apartment, banging on her door. She said that he yelled at her and made threats to her. Moments later, she reported the smell of gasoline and that her door burst into flames. James fled the scene in a vehicle as Tinsley was on the phone to emergency dispatchers.Â
EPD officers arrived and began the investigation. As investigators were speaking with Tinsley, another fire was reported and at a near-by apartment complex. Tinsley stated that the address of the second fire was her mother’s apartment. Officers responded to that location and were unable to locate a suspect in that fire.
As the investigation from Grandview Towers fire proceeded, James’ vehicle was found abandoned in a ditch several miles from the arson scenes, however, James was not located. The EPD is currently looking for James in order to interview him about the arson allegations.
If anyone has knowledge or information about these incidents, please call the Evansville Police Department at 812-436-7979 or the WeTip line at 1-800-78-CRIME.
