{"id":300406,"date":"2026-06-08T20:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/300406\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T20:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:31:09","slug":"tallahassee-man-arrested-for-setting-fire-behind-shopping-center-to-clear-way-for-tent-court-papers-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/300406\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee man arrested for setting fire behind shopping center to clear way for tent, court papers say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A Tallahassee man was arrested Saturday afternoon after setting a fire in the woods behind the Forest Village Shopping Center, according to arrest documents. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Law enforcement says when they arrived at the scene, Daniel Harvell was \u201cactively putting out a live fire in the woods, which had burned .4 acres behind the shopping center.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Daniel Harvell's mugshot.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6MVZGU3VQRFPHKHOPYXVZD5Z5M.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Daniel Harvell&#8217;s mugshot.(Leon County Jail)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Harvell told deputies he set the fire to clean up the area for his tent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">He was taken to the Leon County Jail and charged with reckless burning of land, court documents say. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/06\/08\/tallahassee-man-arrested-setting-fire-behind-shopping-center-clear-way-tent-court-papers-say\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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