Columbia Man, 20, Charged With Attempted Murder After Setting Bedroom Ablaze: Police

A 20-year-old man was arrested for setting his bedroom inside of his family's townhouse on fire, authorities in Howard County said.

Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services
Photo Credit: *Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services*

Cecilia Levine

02/18/2022 2:18 p.m.

Two people were home when Stanley Lowe III set the room on Nightmist Court in Columbia on fire, county police said.

Officers located the suspect acting erratically about a half-mile from the home shortly after the fire was set. Fire crews responded and extinguished the fire.

Lowe was charged with attempted second-degree murder, arson and reckless endangerment.

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