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REEDSVILLE- Mifflin County Regional Police took a fifteen-year-old male juvenile and a nineteen-year-old male into custody late afternoon on Saturday. The nineteen-year-old is identified as Michael R. Kauffman, originally from Mifflintown.
According to a media release from Mifflin County Regional Police Department, “Regional Officer Corporal Robert Haines received information referencing two possible suspects in this case. Detective Jessica Aurand and Patrolman Christopher Kaniecki continued the investigation, building a strong case against two suspects. “
The media release states “Kauffman was arraigned on numerous felony counts of arson and related charges by MDJ Kent Smith and lodged in the Mifflin County Prison. The juvenile was turned over to Mifflin County Probation Officers and transported to the youth detention center in Centre County. The juvenile also faces numerous felony counts of arson and related charges.”