COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A man has been arrested after a fire was intentionally set in the basement of a church near Ohio Stadium on Saturday.
The suspect, identified as 47-year-old Lawrence Rose, allegedly broke into St. Stephens Episcopal Church located at 30 West Woodruff Avenue around 7 a.m.
Columbus Division of Fire responded to a report of a structure fire and crews found a chair with fire damage that extended into the carpet and wall of the church’s basement. The fire was self-contained and had been extinguished before firefighters arrived…