GARDEN CITY, Ga. (AP) - Police have charged a man with arson in connection with a structure fire that burned three Savannah-Chatham County school buses over the weekend.
The Savannah Morning News reports (https://bit.ly/1ckVfs2 ) 24-year-old Leonard Townsend was arrested at the scene of the blaze Sunday night at a facility where the school system keeps buses. Firefighters were able to limit damage to two of the burned buses, but a third was a total loss.
Police found Townsend on the property as firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze and officers used a stun gun to apprehend him. Garden City Police Chief David Lyons says the suspect’s clothing was partially burned.
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It was not immediately known if Townsend had an attorney.
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Information from: Savannah Morning News, https://www.savannahnow.com
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