Illinois Firefighter Charged with Arson

Posted by: Curt Varone April 18, 2014 1 Comment

A volunteer firefighter suspected in a series of fires has been arrested in Illinois.

Blake T. Walsh, 24, the Williamsfield Fire Department was arrested yesterday in connection with a “series of arsons involving hay bales and grass fields which primarily occurred in the Williamsfield area,” according to a press release issued by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.

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Walsh is being held in the Knox County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond.

Here is the Knox County Sheriff’s press release.

 

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