PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (WMDJ) — A Johnson County man was arrested shortly after being released from the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center after authorities said he set fires inside the jail’s lobby bathrooms.

According to court documents, 21-year-old Dillon Smothers, who has addresses listed in both Boons Camp and Inez, was first arrested on May 7 on a charge of public intoxication.

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office responded after a Staffordsville resident reported a suspicious person on her porch who may have needed assistance.

Court documents state Smothers told authorities he had walked from a rehab facility along U.S. 460. Deputies reported observing signs of intoxication.

Jail records show Smothers was lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center at 6:49 p.m. and released at 4:07 a.m. Friday.

According to a second arrest citation, the Paintsville Police Department was called back to the jail around 6:45 a.m. after jail staff reported fires had been set in two lobby bathrooms.

The citation said smoke filled the lobby area and damage was reported to a sink in the women’s bathroom.

Authorities later located Smothers at a nearby gas station, where he was allegedly holding a lighter. Court documents state Smothers admitted to starting a fire inside the jail because he was cold.

Smothers was booked back into the detention center at 7:28 a.m. on a charge of second-degree criminal mischief.

The citation said smoke filled the lobby area and damage was reported to a sink in the women’s bathroom.

Meade wrote that he later located Smothers at a nearby gas station, where he was allegedly holding a lighter. The citation states Smothers admitted to starting a fire inside the jail because he was cold.

Smothers was booked back into the detention center at 7:28 a.m. on a charge of second-degree criminal mischief.