A Boston man has been arrested on charges related to a brush fire that damaged town-owned land in Milford, Massachusetts, Saturday morning.
28-year-old Devonte Johnson, of Dorchester, Mass., was taken into custody Saturday morning following a short foot pursuit, Milford police saidA Boston man has been arrested after he allegedly started a brush fire that damaged town-owned land in Milford, Massachusetts, Saturday morning.
Milford police say the town's public safety communications center received calls around 8:48 a.m. reporting a brush fire in a wooded area of 296 West Street, and a man running away from the scene. Officers responded, and 28-year-old Devonte Johnson, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, was taken into custody following a short foot pursuit, police said.
Johnson was held on $1,500 bail and taken to the Worcester House of Corrections where he's awaiting arraignment on charges including burning land/tree/lumber/produce; setting fire on another's land; setting fire in open; disorderly conduct; and disturbing the peace. It wasn't immediately clear if he had obtained an attorney.
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