Wedding Day Fire Turns to Trial | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 28, 2026 · 1m

A wedding turned into a courtroom firestorm when 25-year-old Lenita Moreno was arrested for allegedly setting a blaze in the Utah church just days before her own big day. The fire, which started under a chair and involved suspicious items like a tampon, destroyed over $100K in damage. Surveillance caught her stealing lighters from a hardware store earlier that day—while her groom was elsewhere. She admitted to theft but refused to explain her actions. Authorities say she started the fire while five others were still inside, and she never had a valid marriage license. Now facing multiple…