Fire Marshal Wants ID Of Failed Arson Suspect In Harford County

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — After a man doused gasoline in the Perrywood Garden Apartments on Thursday night, the fire marshal is asking for help identifying the suspect. Officials allege he was planning to set ablaze an apartment building that was occupied at the time.

Investigators said the suspect walked into the apartment building at 230 Mayberry Drive at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 4.

Surveillance footage showed him putting a blanket on the floor, dousing it with gasoline and trying unsuccessfully to set the blanket on fire, according to the fire marshal.

Afterward, he picked up the blanket, left the apartment building and discarded the items outside, investigators reported.

The Aberdeen Fire Department was called to the building at 10:30 p.m. for a reported fuel leak and found a large puddle of suspected gasoline on the second floor of the apartment building, officials said.

While trying to find the fuel source, firefighters reportedly found an empty plastic gasoline container outside the apartment building and contacted the fire marshal to conduct an investigation.

Anyone in the community who has information may contact the Northeast Regional Office of the State Fire Marshal at 410-836-4846 or Arson Hotline at 1-800-492-7529.

Images courtesy of the Office of the State Fire Marshal.