ST. MARY’S COUNTY, Md. ( DC News Now ) — A 21-year-old social media creator accused of making false 911 calls and setting fires in Charles and St. Mary’s counties is facing several charges, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal.
Officials said Joshua Christian-Stanley Jackson of Prince Frederick was taken into custody in Charles County last month after he was charged with setting a vacant commercial building on fire and calling 911.
Jackson is known for filming emergency responses for various social media sites. During an interview, he told investigators he intentionally set the building on fire and that he made money on other videos he recorded, according to the state fire marshal’s office.
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He was charged with second-degree arson, malicious burning and causing a false fire alarm and was being held at the Charles County Detention Center. He was later released on home detention…