What We Know

And we don't know much... They have not ruled what the cause of the fire.

SLED investigating weekend fire at house of SC judge, former senator

Three people were injured in the fire, the cause of which has not been released

South Carolina Daily Gazette

By: Skylar Laird

October 6, 2025

The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating a fire that erupted over the weekend at the Edisto Island home of a circuit court judge and her husband, a former state senator.

Three people were injured in the fire that consumed the home belonging to Judge Diane Goodstein and former Democratic Sen. Arnold Goodstein on Saturday. All three people were taken to the Medical University of South Carolina, two by ambulance and one in an air evacuation, said Capt. KC Campbell, spokesperson for Colleton County Fire-Rescue.

As of Monday, investigators had found no evidence the fire was set intentionally, SLED Chief Mark Keel said in a statement. Nor was there any indication of an explosion before the fire broke out, Keel said.

News is scarce about the cause of the fire.

Although no information about the cause of the fire has been made publicly available, Ashley Creech, president of the South Carolina Association for Justice, called the idea of a judge facing threats or attacks for ruling a certain way “deeply concerning.”

“As a society and as a state, we must reject hostility and intimidation in all forms,” Creech said.

However, she ruled against Trump in a case recently the British Guardian wrote;

 The cause of a huge fire at the beachfront home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly been subjected to death threats remains under investigation, but authorities said on Monday there was no evidence this blaze was set intentionally.

It is too early for the forensic evidence to be analyze, but the blame game has begun.