A former volunteer firefighter has been sentenced for his role in setting fire to four vacant houses in a small Maryland town between Dec. 1, 2019, and Jan. 31, 2020, according to the Office of the State's Attorney in Prince George's County.
A former West Lanham Hills volunteer firefighter was sentenced Monday for his role in a series of arsons that were set several years ago in Prince George's County.
One of the former Maryland volunteer firefighters accused of setting vacant Prince George’s County houses on fire has been sentenced for the 2019 and 2020 arsons.
May 1, 2021
On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, five former volunteer firefighters of the West Lanham Hills Volunteer Fire Department were indicted by a grand jury on various arson, conspiracy, and/or misconduct in office charges for allegedly participating with four intentionally-set fires of vacant structures in Prince George’s County in late 2019 and early 2020.
The indictments are the result of an in-depth investigation by the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Fire Investigations Division and the Prince George’s County Arson Task Force. The Arson Task Force is comprised of Detectives from the Prince George’s County Police Department and Fire Investigators from the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department.