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Arsonist Arrested More Than Year Later In Loudoun County, Fire Marshal Says
A 31-year-old arsonist has been arrested in a two separate fires in 2023, authorities in Loudoun County said.
Austin Bostic, of Ashburn, is believed to have set the fires around 2:30 p.m. on April 5, 2023 on Thistledown Terrace, the county fire marshal's office said.
He was charged with burning or destroying a dwelling and setting fire to woods, fences, grass, and more, officials said.
He was held at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center.
Loudoun County Arsonist Sets Two Fires, Causing $4K In Damages, Fire Marshal Says
A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with two recent arson fires in Leesburg, authorities announced.
Jose Hernandez set two different fires on the 800 block of Edwards Ferry Road NE, one on Sunday, June 2, and the other on Tuesday, June 4, totaling $4,000 in damage, the Loudoun County Fire Marshal's Office announced.
Firefighters were called to the home for a dryer fire on the first floor of a residential building around 3:40 p.m. Sunday, June 2, the LCFMO said. The cause was determined to be incendiary in nature. Damages were estimated at $1,500. No civilian or firef…
