Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
703-246-3801, TTY 703-385-4419 and 703-385-1687
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fire

08/02/2005

Juvenile Charged With Setting House Fire

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department fire investigators charged a 13-year-old juvenile, Friday, July 29, 2005, for setting a fire capable of spreading (Class 6 felony, Virginia Code 18.2-86).

The arrest warrant charges are in connection with the burning of a house, July 14, 2005, at 3210 Burgandy Road, Franconia.

The fire also damaged the siding and attic of the house at 3208 Burgandy Road. The fire caused damages totaling $425, 000. The youth was also transported to Inova Mount Vernon Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

Class 6 felonies can convey a term of imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than five years, or in the discretion of the jury or the court trying the case without a jury, confinement in jail for not more than twelve months and a fine of not more than $2,500, either or both.

Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request. For information, call 703-246-3801 and TTY 703-285-4419.