OPD arrests teen on arson charges - 14 News, WFIE, Evansville, Henderson, Owensboro

OPD arrests teen on arson charges

Posted: Updated:
OWENSBORO, KY (WFIE) -

Owensboro Police say on Wednesday afternoon around 4:30 p.m., Owensboro Police Department patrol units responded to Wilkerson Plastering and Acoustics, located at 300 Lucas Avenue, to investigate a suspected arson.

Officers say they observed fire damage to a window located at the rear of the business that had been extinguished prior to the arrival of responding units.

Although there were employees inside the business at the time of the fire, there were no reported injuries.

Police say through the course of the investigation, detectives interviewed a 16-year-old male juvenile. They say that subject has subsequently been charged with arson.

He is currently lodged in the Warren County Juvenile Detention Center, in Bowling Green, KY.

Copyright 2013 WFIE. All rights reserved.