三名成年青少年因涉嫌在蒙大拿州纵火烧毁而被捕，罪名是纵火罪 13 房屋, 当局说.
Gibson Flats 火灾始于 12 月的清晨 1 and spread rapidly due to high winds, according to Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter.
Early investigations showed that two fires were set, and a nearby residential surveillance video placed the teens’ vehicle in the area where one of the fires began.
嫌疑人 — identified by police as Galvinn Munson, Jevin McLean and Brandon Bennett Jr. — were interviewed by detectives who found they were smoking marijuana and setting off fireworks at each other in the vehicle that night, Slaughter said.
CNN has reached out to the Cascade County Public Defender’s office for comment on behalf of the teens but did not immediately hear back.
Munson intentionally started both fires, 调查人员说, and he was arrested on 13 counts of criminal endangerment and two counts of arson. Both McLean and Bennett Jr. were arrested for arson with accountability.
In addition to the 13 homes destroyed, the fire also destroyed “16 outbuildings, numerous vehicles and personal property,” Slaughter said.
