EASLEY — Pickens County sheriff’s deputies arrested an Easley woman accused of setting fire to her home for insurance money earlier this month.

Nellie Mae Durham, 67, of 130 Maple Way in Easley, was charged with third-degree arson and presenting a false insurance claim. Durham was arrested Feb. 16 and later released on a combined $15,000 personal recognizance bond.

Chief deputy Creed Hashe said last Wednesday a homeowner reported to the sheriff’s office a fire inside her home on Feb. 2. Two rooms inside the house sustained damage from the fire.

An investigation regarding the circumstances of the fire determined the incident was not accidental, and the fire was started by the woman who lived in the house, Hashe said.

Information was gathered by a sheriff’s detective and presented to a Pickens County magistrate on Feb. 8, after which two arrest warrants were issued for Durham. The sheriff’s office said Durham intentionally set fire to her home with the intent to receive insurance funds stemming from a false claim.

An incident report claims Durham “willfully and maliciously” set the fire, which resulted in the dwelling sustaining interior damage. According to the report, the value of Durham’s claim was greater than $2,000, but less than $10,000.