Overview
- Investigators say a fire was set beneath a chair in the Relief Society room of the Kaysville meetinghouse while family members were preparing for a wedding scheduled the next day on July 10.
- Bystanders used water from decorations and a fire extinguisher to put out the flames before firefighters arrived and the building was later assessed at over $108,000 in damage.
- Video reviewed by police allegedly shows Lenita “Tessa” Joy Moreno stealing two to three lighters from an Ace Hardware earlier the same day and she later admitted to shoplifting without saying what she took.
- Court documents say Moreno initially gave a false name and lied about having a marriage license; she was arrested July 27, booked into Davis County Jail without bail, and charged with first‑degree aggravated arson plus misdemeanor counts.
- The case remains under active multiagency review by Kaysville police, fire investigators, the fire marshal and the ATF and prosecution is pending based on forensic evidence, witness interviews and the store surveillance.