From the Deputy State Fire Marshal:
HARFORD COUNTY (DECEMBER 25, 2014) Deputy State Fire Marshals have made an arrest in an early morning Forest Hill fire.
At approximately 2:48 am this morning the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched for a reported dwelling fire in the 2400 Block of Edwards Manor Drive. The Harford County Sheriff’s Department also responded to assist.
The fire department arrived on location to find heavy fire conditions on both the first and second floor of the dwelling. One firefighter was injured on the scene when he fell through a heavily fire damaged staircase.
The Harford County Sheriff’s Department detained a male occupant of the dwelling identified as Nicholas M. Lester (32) after he confessed to Sheriff’s Deputies that he had intentionally started the fire.
Deputy State Fire Marshals were called to the scene to conduct the investigation. Lester also confessed to Fire Investigators after waiving his Miranda Rights.
Lester was taken into custody without incident and has been charged with 1st and 2nd Degree Arson, three counts of 1st Degree Attempted Murder, four counts of Reckless Endangerment and 1st and 2nd Degree Malicious Burning. At the time of the fire, a basement apartment was occupied by two adults and one child.
May he spend the rest of his miserable life in prison!
What kind of zoning allows an apartment in a residential neighborhood?
I know of this young man, he’s mentally incapacitated. His mother should not have left him at home alone. Actually the guy should have been institutionalized. He’s like Lenny of Mice and Men.
His Dad died of a heart attack cutting the grass. A neighbor was on the scene directly and used CPR in order to save him. He died anyway,
Well Lenny blamed the neighbor for his Dad’s death and was terrorized by Lenny.
This should not have happened.
Lenny has a pretty extensive rap sheet, Ck Maryland judiciary. Maybe if he did some time for past crimes he wouldn’t be where he’s at now. Insanity? BS.
Hedley, he may look like a career criminal online….but he’s basically a….