Overview
- Deputies say Terrance Banks admitted pouring gasoline in every room and lighting a piece of paper to start the fire, which first responders found Monday at a Snow Hill Road home in Geneva.
- Seminole County officials confirmed 15 dogs died after two additional animals succumbed to injuries overnight and one dog remains unaccounted for.
- Banks faces 11 counts of aggravated animal cruelty and one count of second‑degree arson, with $5,000 bond set for each cruelty count and the arson charge held without bond.
- A judge ordered Banks held in the Seminole County jail pending a court‑ordered mental‑health evaluation, and his arraignment is scheduled for Nov. 10.
- Investigators are reviewing Facebook Live videos recorded by Banks as part of the probe while animal services continue treating two surviving dogs and staff and neighbors report trauma from the losses.