Milwaukee Woman Charged With Arson After Setting Ex-Boyfriend's Apartment On Fire

GREENFIELD - A Milwaukee woman was charged with arson of a building and first degree recklessly endangering safety after she set fire to her ex-boyfriend's apartment building in February.

According to police, Mai Lee Lor, 26, admitted to starting the fire to get revenge on her ex-boyfriend, who had two children with another woman after his breakup with Lee. She told detectives she poured gasoline from a water bottle on his doormat and brought a gun to "kill the children," though she did not follow through.

Today's TMJ4 reports many of the man's neighbors were trapped on their balconies following the fire but no injuries were reported.

According to a post on the Greenfield Fire Deparment Facebook page, residents of the 40-unit complex were displaced for weeks, with 10 units still displaced, and a loss of personal property to many. Firefighters said a young girl's prosthetic leg was lost in the fire but they were able to retrieve it intact.

Lee was arrested after her ex turned in letters to the police describing the fire that matched a sample of her handwriting.

The maximum sentence if convicted on both charges is more than 50 years.

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