The culprit of an attempted arson in Albany has been arrested. The attempt itself likely would have harmed multiple injured or sick veterans, but has since been taken care of.
So what happened?
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The Incident
this all started over a fire. Specifically, a fire was set Samuel S. Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at 113 Holland Avenue in Albany, New York. The fire was started in a restricted storage space, causing $77,490 in damage to the facility.
As a Veterans Affairs Medical Center, this fire could have threatened the lives and livelihood of any and all patients at the facility. Thankfully, no such injuries were reported.
Arsonist Caught
Marcasey Ventour, a 28 year old from Albany was found to be behind the incident. It’s unclear at this time if this was malicious, an accident, or somewhere in between. Ventour was sentenced on July 17, 2026 to five years in prison.
As part of Ventour’s guilty plea, he admitted that he started the fire, will have to pay restitution for the costs he raised in damages, and must serve a two-year term of post-release supervision. Ventour will spend his incarceration in federal prison for the crime…