Pa. Firefighter Confesses to Arsons
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. --
Pennsylvania State Police said a volunteer firefighter has confessed to four arsons throughout Mercer County during a two-week span.
Christopher Michael Grant, 19, of Jackson Center, set the fires on Franklin Road in Jackson Township from May 2-15, police said.
Grant is a firefighter with the Jackson Center Volunteer Fire Department.
Police said three of the fires caused damages in excess of $5,000 each.
Grant's targets included a garage, a Dairy Queen storage shed, a building and a trash dump, police said.
Grant's bail was set at $40,000 -- $10,000 for each fire -- and he has been taken to the Mercer County Jail.
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