Crime & Safety

Hoover Burger King Manager Charged With Arson, Theft

The general manager of the Burger King on Montgomery Highway has been arrested after a fire at his restaurant.

Roderickus Lamar Singleton was charged with arson and theft after a fire at the Burger King he managed.
Roderickus Lamar Singleton was charged with arson and theft after a fire at the Burger King he managed. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

HOOVER, AL — The general manager of a Burger King restaurant in Hoover has been arrested and charged with arson and theft.

Hoover police say Roderickus Lamar Singleton stole about $3,000 from the cash register at the Burger King Sept. 5 and Sept. 7, and then intentionally set fire to the restaurant dining room in an attempt to cover up the theft Sept. 8.

Singleton was arrested Tuesday morning in Birmingham and transported to the Hoover City Jail. He was transferred to the Jefferson County Jail later Tuesday and held on $30,000 bond.

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