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Additional arson charges laid against suspect in Masonic hall fires
Police tape is seen outside a Masonic Temple in Lynn Valley in North Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Police say five more criminal charges have been approved against the man accused of setting fire to three Masonic halls in Metro Vancouver last week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward April 06, 2021 - 4:50 PM
VANCOUVER - Police say five more charges have been approved against a man accused of setting fire to three Masonic halls in Metro Vancouver last week.
Police say 42-year-old Benjamin Kohlman was charged Tuesday with two counts of arson and three counts of break and enter to commit arson after fires in Vancouver and North Vancouver.
Man who allegedly set fire to 3 Masonic halls faces additional charges
Benjamin Kohlman, 42, is facing more charges for allegedly setting fire to three Masonic lodges last week and made a brief court appearance Tuesday.
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Posted: Apr 06, 2021 5:41 PM PT | Last Updated: April 7
Benjamin Kohlman is facing more charges related to three alleged arsons at Masonic halls in Vancouver and North Vancouver.(Felicity Don)
A man accused of setting fire to three Masonic halls in Vancouver and North Vancouver last week is facing further charges.
Benjamin Kohlman, 42, was charged last week with arson and assaulting a police officer in relation to a fire at a Masonic temple near Rupert Street and East 29th Avenue in Vancouver on March 30.
Additional arson charges laid against suspect in Masonic hall fires
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Police tape is seen outside a Masonic Temple in Lynn Valley in North Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Police say five more criminal charges have been approved against the man accused of setting fire to three Masonic halls in Metro Vancouver last week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
VANCOUVER – Police say five more charges have been approved against a man accused of setting fire to three Masonic halls in Metro Vancouver last week.
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Apr 6, 2021 at 8:55 pm ADT
VANCOUVER Police say five more charges have been approved against a man accused of setting fire to three Masonic halls in Metro Vancouver last week.
Police say 42-year-old Benjamin Kohlman was charged Tuesday with two counts of arson and three counts of break and enter to commit arson after fires in Vancouver and North Vancouver.
Police arrested Kohlman in nearby Burnaby within a few hours of the fires.
He was charged the following day with one count of arson in relation to the fire in Vancouver, as well as one count of assaulting a police officer.