Former scout charged with setting fire to lodge
Aaron Jaymes Lee, 17, of 103 Sandspur Lane, was arrested Saturday and charged with burning a church, two counts of setting fire to a wooded area and two counts of misuse of 911.
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Aaron Jaymes Lee, 17, of 103 Sandspur Lane, was arrested Saturday and charged with burning a church, two counts of setting fire to a wooded area and two counts of misuse of 911.
Authorities linked him to a July 1 fire near the intersection of Sandspur Lane and Edgewater Drive in the Seven Lakes community; an Aug. 17 fire at 3164 Carthage Road on property owned by West End United Methodist Church and used by the Boy Scouts; and false reports of fires on Aug. 15 and Aug. 22.
The church building was considered a total loss with an estimated $400,000 in damages.
Lee was held on $50,000 secured bond. He has a court appearance scheduled for Sept. 10.
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