Woman with Colorado ties sets fire to Walmart on New Year’s Eve
Jan 5, 2026, 4:03 PM | Updated: Jan 6, 2026, 10:05 am
Do anything fun or unique on New Year’s Eve? A woman in Illinois is facing charges after she rang in the new year by setting fire to a Walmart.
21-year-old Adilyn Monette walked into a Walmart in Woodstock, Illinois, around 7:20 P.M. on New Year’s Eve, and went to the aisle with all the camping stuff. She took two cans of camping fuel to the store’s baby section, dumped it on multiple cribs, used matches to light the fire and then walked out.
The store was full of people. But, thankfully, everyone made it outside and the store’s sprinkler system put the fire out.
Cops tracked Monette down and arrested her for aggravated arson. It turned out she also had a pending arson charge in Colorado and was out on supervised release. She’s staying locked up this time.
She’s due in court on Wednesday. The store says she caused at least $5 million in damage.
Illinois Woman Charged After Walmart Crib Fire Causes Massive Damage on New Year’s Eve
Prosecutors say Adilyn Monette, 21, set multiple baby cribs on fire inside a Walmart in Woodstock, Illinois, after allegedly taking camping fuel from the store, pouring it on the cribs in the… pic.twitter.com/2PRu3wH6ii
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