TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A teenager has been arrested in connection with a string of arson fires in Topeka.
Shawnee County District Court judge ordered the 17-year-old to remain detained in jail after he was arrested in connection with four aggravated arsons and other charges, all linked to fires that were set in west Topeka. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (https://j.mp/2gghPXK) the teen also was arrested in connection with five counts of arson and one count of burglary.
The fire department says each of the nine counts of arson and aggravated arson is a separate incident.
Authorities didn’t identify the youth or the fires he’s accused of starting. No one was killed in the fires, and one firefighter suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Some neighborhoods had more than one fire-damaged structure.
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Information from: The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, https://www.cjonline.com
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