Drunk and ‘upset’ jilted lover turns to arson over missed Lil Wayne concert date in Alabama

An Alabama woman, Amy Beth Taylor, was arrested for first-degree arson after allegedly setting her ex-boyfriend’s house on fire over a missed Lil Wayne concert date.

According to police in Hartselle, about 25 miles southwest of Huntsville, officers responded to a home on September 25, 2025, where flames had broken out. The house was occupied at the time, and children were reportedly present. Fire crews contained the blaze before it could destroy the entire structure. Investigators quickly concluded that someone had intentionally set the fire.

Court records show that cops arrested Taylor, 46, the same evening on first-degree arson charges. Authorities booked Taylor into the Morgan County Jail without bond. In addition to the arson count, she faces three counts of chemical endangerment of a child. Prosecutors cited both the exposure of minors to dangerous smoke and chemicals during the fire and the presence of methamphetamine.

Taylor said she’d been drinking and was “upset.”

After her arrest, Taylor told investigators that her ex enraged her when he declined to attend a Lil Wayne concert with her. According to the Alabama news outlet The Decatur Daily, Morgan County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Caleb Brooks read a statement from Taylor in court.

“On 9/24/2025, my boyfriend and I were supposed to go to the Lil Wayne concert in Huntsville,” Brooks read. “When I tried to call (my boyfriend) multiple times yesterday, he never answered the phone. I went to the concert with my cousin there and after the concert, I went to (my boyfriend’s) house around (midnight),” and set the blaze. Taylor, who said she had been drinking the night of the arson, admitted she had threatened to burn down her boyfriend’s house in the past.

Taylor’s arrest record indicates she remained in custody until a judge later granted her bond, set at $20,000. Her bond conditions prohibit her from contacting her ex. She has not yet entered a plea, and the court has not yet scheduled a trial date. Local media reports that she will appear next in Morgan County Circuit Court.

Alabama law treats first-degree arson as a Class A felony, carrying a possible sentence of 10 years to life in prison. Chemical endangerment of a child is also a felony, which, if convicted, could add years to Taylor’s prison sentence.