A 21-year-old Portland man is accused of setting a parked car on fire in an alleged fit of jealousy.
Miles LaChance-McLean faces charges of first- and second-degree arson, unlawful possession of a destructive device, first-degree criminal mischief and reckless burning.
On January 29, firefighters arrived at a residential parking lot near Capitol Highway and Luradel Street in Southwest Portland to find a Hyundai Santa Fe in flames, according to court documents. The Portland Fire & Rescue crew put out the fire, and fire investigators subsequently said the flames “could have easily spread into the occupied apartment building” adjacent to the lot…