Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, July 3, 1994 TAG: 9407030116
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B7 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Kathy Loan
DATELINE: CHRISTIANSBURG LENGTH: Short
A Montgomery County grand jury returned the charge against Dean, 48, late Friday afternoon. The grand jury returned more than 200 other indictments during its quarterly meeting.
The Feb. 27 fire destroyed about two-thirds of the clubhouse. Only a locker room area was left standing.
Authorities say the fire was a misguided effort at helping the financially troubled club, located in the Ellett Valley community near Blacksburg, get back on its feet by claiming the insurance from the fire.
Dean had managed the club for about three years.
Country Club members said in February that while the club hadn't had great financial success, the problems weren't serious. The club had gone through a lean period during the golfing off-season.
Dean, as overseer of the budget, felt the pressure and apparently blamed herself for the financial problems, some members said. At a May preliminary hearing, a Montgomery County deputy sheriff testified that the fire burned extremely quickly because gasoline had been poured throughout most of the building.
Dean is free on bond while awaiting trial.
by CNB