Teen charged with allegedly torching 4 cars in Skowhegan

From Public Safety Department spokesman Steve McCausland:

“The State Fire Marshal’s Office has charged a 15 year old Skowhegan boy in connection with four car fires early Monday morning in Skowhegan. The boy was arrested at his home  by Fire Marshals and Skowhegan Police Tuesday afternoon. The boy is charged with one count of arson and burglary and is expected in Skowhegan court later today. He was taken to the Mountain View Youth Development Center in Charleston. The four fires were set around 4am Monday to vehicles in the Family Circle housing complex and on West Front Street. Two of the vehicles were destroyed and the two others were badly damaged. Investigators said the fires were set by lighting  combustible materials inside the four vehicles. During a search of the boy’s home, a set of keys to one of the vehicles were found under the boy’s pillow.”