Woman accused of setting fire to her own house arrested again on warrant

Updated Feb. 24, 11:06 a.m.–
By Mike Hazlip– A Citrus Heights woman who allegedly set fire to her own home in a 2021 incident was arrested again last week for a misdemeanor warrant, according to police.

Arrest records show 44-year-old Justina Daggett was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 13, after officers responded to a business in the 7800 block of Madison Avenue when she refused to leave the premises. Records show police responded to a Starbucks location at that address.

Police confirmed with The Sentinel Thursday, Feb. 20, that Daggett was also trespassed from the same location four days prior to the arrest.

The Sentinel previously reported that Daggett was identified by Sacramento Metro Fire District officials as the “homeowner and suspect” in a fire that heavily damaged a residence on Locher Way. The incident allegedly stemmed from an argument with a man identified as William Luna, according to the Davis Vanguard. Luna was in a relationship with Daggett, and he was inside the residence at the time of the fire. Daggett later plead “no contest” to the charges and was ordered to serve 60 days in jail and a year of probation.

Daggett was seen living in a damaged and inoperable vehicle parked in the damaged property’s driveway in August 2022. The city had the vehicle towed on April 6, 2023, citing a “lack of voluntary compliance and ongoing violations,” court records show.

Since her arson arrest, Daggett has had a string of other arrests in the last several years, on charges including trespassing and receiving stolen property.

The City of Citrus Heights appointed a receiver for the property in 2024 after more than 50 code violations, according to public records from Sacramento Superior Court.

Sale records on Zillow show the fire-damaged home later sold for $300,500 in June last year, and then re-sold for $540,000 in December 2024, after being renovated.