Man Faces Arson Charges
posted 11:49 pm Tue March 25, 2008 - Bedford Co., VA
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The Virginia Department of Forestry has arrested a Bedford County man and charged him with two felony counts of arson. Investigators say the used a bloodhound to track the 21-year-old down after a forest fire.
The Department says the man confessed to starting a fire on February 28 and another fire that burned a fourth of an acre. The man could spend five years in prison, if convicted.
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