The Taney County prosecutor has filed charges against a man and woman for setting a car on fire Sunday night in the parking garage of the Branson Landing.

KY3 reports 23-year-old Christian Sneath from Springfield and 19-year-old Cordilla Niderhelman from Taneyville are charged with property damage and stealing.

Police say they used a drill to get fuel from a vehicle which then caught fire.

The fire also damaged another vehicle and the parking garage.

They also tried to siphon gas from a vehicle at Cox Hospital.

Investigators say the pair then drove to the Ballparks of America where they damaged one of the fields.

Original Story

A 23-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman, both from Springfield, have been arrested for starting a car fire Sunday night at a parking garage at the Branson Landing.

Branson Police say the pair used a drill to steal gas from the vehicle before the fire started.

They also stole fuel from a vehicle on the Cox Hospital parking lot.

Police say they later damaged one of the fields at the Ball Parks of America.

Press Release

On November 7, 2021, at 8:15 p.m., Branson Police Officers responded to an initial report of an explosion at the Branson Landing parking garage located at 3 Branson Landing.

Two vehicles, as well as the parking structure, were damaged in this fire.

Branson Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire and Branson Police initiated a criminal investigation into the cause of the fire.

The investigation revealed that a drill had been used to remove gas from the vehicle gas tank when the fire started.

Further investigation found this was the second location in which this act had occurred as the suspects had removed gas from a vehicle in the Cox Hospital parking lot earlier that same evening.

A 23-year-old male and a 19-year-old female, both from Springfield, were located and arrested.

The two were then also tied to significant damages to one of the ball fields at Ballparks of America, located at 1000 Pat Nash Dr, which occurred after the fire at the parking garage.

This is an ongoing investigation.

Formal charges will be sought from the Taney County Prosecutor.

All persons involved in this incident were located and there is no continued threat to the public.