DHS Employee Charged With Attempted Arson
(Newport, OR) -- An Oregon Department of Human Services worker is facing charges after allegedly trying to burn a building with state offices. On Monday, 45-year-old Bridgette Sherman, from Eugene, allegedly bought two-gallons of gas and poured it on the Avery Building which houses DHS, WorkSource Oregon and Community Services Consortium. Police say there was a cigarette with a burnt tip covered in gas on the ground. It didn't ignite the gas. Sherman was arrested and charged with attempted arson.



