A fire marshal’s investigation determined the Thursday fire was set intentially.
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Auburn man with arson history indicted in spree of Lewiston fires
By the time he was arrested for the dumpster fires in October, Johnny D. Briggs was already well known to police and fire crews.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Athens man charged with arson after footprints tracked in snow
Dwayne Weese, 52, was charged by state fire marshals after authorities tracked a trail of footprints in the snow from where a house fire started Athens.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
Strong man charged with arson after kitchen catches fire
STRONG — A local man was arrested on suspicion of arson early Friday after reporting a house fire on Lambert Hill Road. At about 1:30 a.m., Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy Alan Elmes went to the home after a resident reported a fire in his kitchen. The flames were extinguished by the fire department, and the […]
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Milo man charged with setting his wife’s belongings on fire
Police say the fire on the front lawn destroyed the woman’s clothing and other personal items and caused minor damage to the couple’s home.
Posted inLocal & State
State fire marshal investigating Saturday fire in Starks
Somerset County sheriff’s deputies secured the scene on Mayhew Road in Starks for investigators.
Posted inOxford Hills, sj-web
Former Paris man sentenced to five years in prison on arson charge
PARIS — A Paris man arrested in 2017 after setting fire to a building owned by the Dead River Co. was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to five years in prison and three years of supervised release. Daniel Thompson, 21, also known as Daniel Walker, was charged with arson and damaging property used in […]
Posted inFranklin
Wilton woman indicted in connection to Farmington fire
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County grand jury indicted a Wilton woman Wednesday, accused of setting a fire that destroyed her boyfriend’s home Aug. 6 in Farmington. Angie E. Clark, 38, was charged with arson and aggravated criminal mischief. Clark told a state fire investigator Aug. 7 that she ignited trash in her boyfriend Robert Nadeau’s house at […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Suspect in historic home arson denies setting fire at school in 2017
LEWISTON — An Auburn man charged in Sunday’s fire that destroyed a historic Auburn home denied Wednesday setting a fire near Edward Little High School a year ago. Justin Knight, 33, of 138 Spring St. appeared in 8th District Court on two unrelated arson cases. An Androscoggin County grand jury indicted Knight earlier this week […]
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Police: Man charged with arson in 'random' historic Auburn home fire
AUBURN — An Auburn man has been charged with arson and attempted arson after a blaze destroyed a historic three-story home at 63 Academy St. early Sunday morning. Justin Knight, 33, of 138 Spring St. was arrested at the Androscoggin County Jail and charged with two counts of arson and two counts of attempted arson. According […]