As Massachusetts firefighters continue to battle a spike in outdoor fires across the state, a Boston man is in custody after officials said he set a brush fire outside the city over the weekend.
Devonte Johnson, 28, of Dorchester, was arrested Saturday on charges of setting fire to another’s land, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and setting an open fire and burning trees or land, the Police Department of Milford Massachusetts reported.
According to investigators, Johnson set a brush fire that damaged land in a wooded area in Milford, a town just over 40 miles southwest of Dorchester.
Police did not release the extent of the damage.
Worcester County Sheriff’s Office online records showed Johnson remained jailed Monday on $1,500.
It was not immediatly known whether he had obtained an attorney.
Bans put in place after more than 100 brush fires break out in week span
The arrest comes on the heels of officials placing burning bans across the state after it saw more than 100 brush fires over a week span that began in late October. One fire claimed a woman’s life in Millbury, about 15 miles northwest of where Johnson is accused of starting a fire over the weekend.