Iowa Couple Charged With Arson, Insurance Fraud

An Independence couple have been arrested on arson and fraud charges after a lengthy investigation into a house fire in 2014. Brandon W. Dorsey, 31, and Jessi K. Dorsey, 27, were charged Friday and arrested Saturday for second-degree arson (Class C felony) and insurance fraud-presenting false information (Class D felony). They charges stem from a fire Sept. 22, 2014, at 302 Eighth Ave. N.E., in Independence. The fire was reported about 8:20 p.m. and fought by the Independence Fire Department.