A Maryville man has been arrested after allegedly tampering with gas valves, causing a multitude of nearby businesses to evacuate Friday afternoon.
Christopher Kyle Duke, 35, Maryville, was arrested at 11:35 a.m. May 9 by Maryville Police officers and charged with vandalism, burglary, reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, and tampering with a utility meter.
Maryville Administrative Services Director Jane Groff said that around 11:30 a.m., a person, later identified as Duke, was seen running from the natural gas connection at Celtic Drive, near Rural King…