Ohio boy, 10, sets fire inside store, causes $200G worth of damage, cops say

A 10-year-old boy is facing charges after police in Ohio said he intentionally set fire inside a business that caused $200,000 worth of damage. (FOX19 NOW/Frankie Jupiter)

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio – A 10-year-old boy is facing charges after Middletown police said he intentionally set fire inside a business that caused $200,000 worth of damage.

Police were dispatched to the fire inside a Family Dollar on Roosevelt Boulevard, at around 1 p.m.

The Middletown Fire Department arrived, extinguish the fire and cleared the large amount of smoke from the business, police said.

Approximately 10 people were inside the business at the time of the fire.  No injures were reported.

While investigating the fire, police said evidence was located indicating the fire was intentionally set.

During the initial investigation by the Middletown Fire Investigation Task Force, the suspect was identified but could not be located at his home.  Police were unable to successfully interview the suspect's father and older brother.

The suspect's mother arrived and cooperated fully with police in locating her son, police said.

The boy was taken into custody at the intersection of Greenview and Bonita drives, at around 3:15 p.m.

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