Ian Robert Simmons Jr., 18, of Marietta, is accused of using a hammer to shatter the glass door of the Shell gas station at 2898 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department.
Simmons admitted to using a Molotov cocktail to light fire to a trash can and chair next to the building. The fire melted the trash can and chair, melted the curb of the sidewalk on the property and caused black residue along the exterior of the building, according to the warrant.
Simmons is charged with arson – arson second degree; and criminal damage – second degree. He was arrested on July 9 at 8 p.m. and booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, according to jail records…