ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Rockingham County woman who is accused of setting fire to a home near Fulks Run last year will appear before a grand jury.

Christina Sue Ritchie waived her right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday morning and sent the case straight to a circuit court grand jury. That is according to online records.

The 44-year-Ritchie faces a felony count of arson in connection with a fire that destroyed a home in the 83-hundred block of Brocks Gap Road back on June 3rd.

Rockingham County Fire Chief Jeremy Holloway reported that the blaze caused an estimated 100-thousand-dollars in damage.

Ritchie remains in custody.