TikTok couple charged with arson after allegedly setting abandoned home on fire

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-30 · by Patrick Reilly

Quick Summary

TikTok influencers Felicity Eatmon, 22, and Dakota Harper, 21, were charged with arson for allegedly setting fire to an abandoned home in Charleston, West Virginia, causing $10,000 worth of damage to a nearby church. The couple appeared in court on Tuesday following their arrest; surveillance footage reportedly shows them starting the blaze that led to their charges and a bond set at $10,000 each. Eatmon and Harper, who have over 28,000 followers on social media, are known for sharing videos of their relationship, including one where she displays her engagement ring.
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Story summary

Dakota Harper, 21, and Felicity Eatmon, 22, were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit arson and first-degree arson after allegedly starting a fire that destroyed an abandoned home on Maryland Avenue in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The blaze caused more than $10,000 in damage to the nearby Canaan United Methodist Church. Surveillance footage showed Eatmon handing Harper a lit piece of paper before placing it inside the home. Both are being held on a $10,000 cash bond at the South-Central Regional Jail. Harper and Eatmon, who run a joint TikTok account with over 28k followers, gained notoriety for their life-sharing videos. The incident occurred around 11:15 PM on Sunday night and was reported to local authorities immediately after.

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📰 TikTok Couple Charged Arson
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Fox News · 0.92 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 46% hedged 6 of 13 📰 publisher trust 69
“Both articles describe the same couple, charges, and incident involving an abandoned home fire in West Virginia that caused $10,000 in damages to a nearby church.”
Daily Mail
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 53% hedged 8 of 15 📰 publisher trust 65
“Both articles describe the identical arson incident involving Dakota Harper and Felicity Eatmon in Charleston, West Virginia, on the same date.”

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Patrick Reilly
34 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
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Topics

Charleston Kanawha County TikTok WCHS-TV West Virginia

Subjects

Eatmon PERSON · 4× Harper PERSON · 4× TikTok ORG · 2× WCHS-TV ORG · 2× Charleston GPE · 1× Dakota Harper PERSON · 1× Felicity Eatmon PERSON · 1× Kanawha County GPE · 1× West Virginia GPE · 1×

Narrative

Felicity Eatmon, 22, and Dakota Harper, 21, who run a popular joint TikTok account, were arrested Tuesday in Charleston, West Virginia, after cops said the pair started a fire in a vacant home that caused $10,000 in damages to a nearby church, WCHS-TV reported.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-30

Claims (10 extracted, 3 hedged)

A TikTok influencer and her fiancé have been charged with arson for allegedly starting a fire that burned down an abandoned home, according to police. uncertain
that → charge → police
Felicity Eatmon, 22, and Dakota Harper, 21, who run a popular joint TikTok account, were arrested Tuesday in Charleston, West Virginia, after cops said the pair started a fire in a vacant home that caused $10,000 in damages to a nearby church, WCHS-TV reported. asserted
TV → run → church
Harper, who stands just 3-feet, 9-inches tall and weighs just 43 pounds, according to jail records, appeared in a Kanawha County courtroom for his arraignment, where the alleged firebug’s head barely topped the desk as he sat down, video shows. uncertain
video → stand → desk
Eatmon, herself only 5-foot, one-inch, was also arraigned on Tuesday. asserted
Eatmon → arraign → Tuesday
Investigators obtained surveillance footage that allegedly showed Eatmon handing Harper what appears to be a piece of paper, which was then lit and placed inside the home, according to a criminal complaint obtained by WCHS-TV. uncertain
which → obtain → TV
They are charged with first-degree arson and conspiracy to commit arson. asserted
They → charge → arson
They are both being held on a $10,000 bond. asserted
They → hold → bond
Harper and Eatmon have amassed over 28,000 social media followers, where they share videos of their life. asserted
they → amass → life
Eatmon has referred to Harper as her fiancé in the clips and has shown off her engagement ring. asserted
Eatmon → refer → ring
Some of the tattooed pair’s most popular videos show the couple kissing at the fair and hanging out by the pool, which have received millions of views. asserted
which → show → views
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