Rookie Firefighter Arrested For 3 Arsons In Pennsylvania
FLEETWOOD, Pa. (AP) — Police say a rookie firefighter has been charged with arson for three separate fires in his Pennsylvania department's coverage area.
Fleetwood police say 19-year-old Cody Weidner was arrested Sunday on charges including arson and risking or causing a catastrophe.
Fleetwood Fire Company Chief John Manmiller says the arrest comes after suspicious fires have plagued the area since August. Some remain unsolved.
Police say Weidner was questioned Saturday after witness accounts and surveillance linked him to the fires.
He's accused of setting a shed fire Saturday in Maxatawny Township, a garage fire Friday in Fleetwood and a third fire at a vacant house in Fleetwood in August. No one was injured.
In Saturday's blaze, a shed, barn and tractor were destroyed.
Online court documents don't list an attorney for Weidner and his home phone rang unanswered Monday.
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