๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ซ: ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐, ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ.
On June 26, 2026, investigators with the Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office and local emergency personnel responded to a property in Miller County in reference to two structure fires.
According to the probable cause statement, the property contained a garage and a small tiny home located about 40 feet to the east. A tenant reported seeing Previn Tauer arrive at the property shortly before the fires were discovered. The tenant told investigators he observed Tauer exit the garage, return to his vehicle, and leave the property. Within minutes of Tauer's departure, smoke and flames were seen coming from inside the garage.
Fire investigators determined the garage fire originated on a tabletop. The investigation found no accidental or natural source of ignition, including electrical or mechanical causes, and the fire was classified as incendiary, meaning it was intentionally set.
Investigators also examined a second fire inside the tiny home. The property owner reported opening the door to enter the structure and encountering heavy black smoke and visible flames. A preliminary origin-and-cause investigation found no accidental or natural ignition sources inside the tiny home, and investigators concluded the circumstances were consistent with an intentionally set fire.
The probable cause statement further alleges that beginning in May 2026, Previn Tauer made repeated death threats toward the property owner. As a result, an ex parte order of protection was issued in June 2026 prohibiting Tauer from being at or near the property.
Shortly after the fires were reported, officers located and contacted Tauer. According to investigators, officers detected a strong odor of alcoholic beverages and additional odors consistent with fire-related residues on his clothing. Officers also found multiple lighters in his possession that were capable of igniting combustible materials.
Based on the fire scene examination, eyewitness observations, the existence of two separate intentionally set fires, the reported threats, the alleged violation of the active order of protection, and evidence collected during the investigation, investigators believe there is probable cause to believe Previn Tauer knowingly set or caused both fires.
Tauer is now charged with burglary in the second degree, two counts of arson in the second degree, and two counts of property damage in the first degree.
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