HARDWICK, Vt. (AP) - Police have arrested a Hardwick man accused of causing two arson fires in town.
WCAX-TV reports (https://bit.ly/2r35uk6 ) that 19-year-old Brian Couture Patrick faces two felony counts of second-degree arson. His attorney said Wednesday that he is pleading not guilty.
Police say one fire was set in November 2016 at an empty town storage building and second destroyed a historic flood zone property in late May.
Police say he confessed to lighting egg crates to start the November fire but told police he wasn’t responsible for the second fire.
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Information from: WCAX-TV, https://www.wcax.com
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