Man arrested for setting fire to multiple State Street trash cans

by Arushi Gupta · Sep 4, 2020 Share Tweet

The Madison Police Department and Madison Fire units apprehended and arrested a man suspected of setting multiple trash cans on fire this morning on State Street.

Around 4 a.m. today, MPD and MF responded to multiple trash cans set on fire on the 400 and 500 blocks of State Street.

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Charles Garnett, a 29-year-old from Green County, was arrested after MPD officers accessed footage of the event from city-owned cameras.

Garnett was arrested on tentative arson charges. MPD has requested anyone with video footage of the scene to reach out to them to help with the investigation.

Man arrested for setting fire to multiple State Street trash cans

MPD, Madison Fire Department units were dispatched around 4 a.m. this morning

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