Palmyra Man Arrested And Charged With Arson
According to a press release from the Maine Department of Public Safety, a 54 year old Palmyra man has been arrested in connection with a pair of Sunday afternoon fires.
Both structure fires were on Main Street in Palmyra. The fire at 409 Main Street was outside an occupied residence. Everyone made it out of the building safely. The other fire was in a building located at 500 Main Street. That building was partially renovated and did have people living there, but there was no one at home at the time,
On Monday (January 17th), following an investigation, law enforcement arrested 54 year old Aaron Chadbourn, of Palmyra, and charged him with arson in connection with the blaze at 409 Main Street.
The press release says:
Chadbourn was arraigned remotely and was placed under house arrest. On Wednesday, January 19, 2022 Chadbourn violated his bail conditions at which time a warrant for his arrest was issued. Chadbourn was eventually located and taken into custody. He was arraigned remotely earlier today on the new charge and is currently at a local hospital in the custody of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department.
The fire at 500 Main Street in Palmyra is still under investigation.
All suspects are considered innocent until found guilty in a court of law.
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