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Police: Man facing charges after setting fire on porch of East Lyme home

Fire officials said a cause and origin investigation determined that 39-year-old James Brown intentionally ignited the fire adjacent to his occupied home.
Credit: East Lyme Dispatch center
James Brown

EAST LYME, Conn. — A man is facing several charges after a fire was set Friday on the porch of an East Lyme home.

According to a release, shortly before 2 a.m. East Lyme PD assisted a resident attempting to put out the fire on Flanders Road.

Flames were extinguished prior to causing damage to the structure, police said.

Fire officials said a cause and origin investigation determined that 39-year-old James Brown intentionally ignited the fire adjacent to his occupied home.

Brown was charged with:

  • 2nd degree Arson
  • 4 counts of Reckless Endangerment
  • 2 Counts of Risk of Injury to a Minor

He was held on a $50,000 bond.

Brown will appear in New London Superior Court on January 4.

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