Alabama man charged with arson

photo Don Leroy Steele, 35, is charged with second-degree arson.

A Bridgeport, Ala., man has been arrested in connection with a fire in which he was burned.

Don Leroy Steele, 35, has been charged with second-degree arson, according to a news release from Jackson County Sheriff Chuck Phillips. He turned himself in on Tuesday and was released the same day on a $10,000 bond, Phillips said.

He was arrested in connection with a June 16 fire at a home on Alabama Avenue in Bridgeport. Steele was burned in the fire, Phillips said.

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