Body Found Inside Mobile Home Near Tampa After Fire

Frank Stanley Chapman Jr., 42, faces a first-degree arson charge, online jail records said

Fire crews found a body inside a mobile home near Tampa after they extinguished the flames.

The incident happened early Monday in a Valrico mobile home park. Authorities weren't immediately naming the victim.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office reported deputies responded to reports of a mentally ill person walking around the neighborhood with a hammer. Upon arrival, they found a mobile home on fire.

Deputies reported taking 42-year-old Frank Stanley Chapman Jr. of Valrico into custody after "utterances about setting the trailer on fire."

Chapman was charged with first-degree arson and could face other charges. He was being held on $50,000 bail, and does not have an attorney, online jail records showed.

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