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Suspect Arrested For Threat Of Arson After Shed Burned To Ground: Maryland Fire Marshal

A 34-year-old man is facing an arson charge after being apprehended in connection to a shed fire in Maryland last month, according to the state fire marshal.

Kwame Custis

Kwame Custis

Photo Credit: Office Of The Maryland State Fire Marshal
Kwame Custis

Kwame Custis

Photo Credit: Office Of The Maryland State Fire Marshal
The scene of the fire in Maryland

The scene of the fire in Maryland

Photo Credit: Office Of The Maryland State Fire Marshal

Kwame Custis has been charged with the threat of arson following an incident on July 2 on Cannon Street in Chestertown that saw a shed burned down, causing $10,000 in damages.

Shortly before midnight on July 2, members of the Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company were called to the residence when a neighbor reported seeing a fire in a nearby shed. 

According to the fire marshal, the homeowners were alerted to the fire and two adjacent shed and a nearby vehicle sustained damage when the fire extended.

It was knocked down within 35 minutes by a team of more than two dozen firefighters, officials said. No injuries were reported and the residents were not displaced.

A warrant for Custis was issued in late July, and he was taken into custody by members of the Chestertown Police Department  on Friday, Aug. 2 and later released on a $5,000 unsecured bond.

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