The RCMP have arrested a 25-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy in connection with three suspicious fires in Hampton.
Police and firefighters responded to three blazes between last fall and this month.
Two arrested following suspicious fires #Hampton https://t.co/FwujM4zkF6 A 25-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were arrested on February 26, and will appear in Saint John Provincial Court on May 15, 2019.
— RCMP New Brunswick (@RCMPNB) February 28, 2019
The first fire occurred in a storage barn on Demille Court last October followed by another fire on the same street on February 20th and a blaze at a vacant schoolhouse on Lakeside Road just this week on Monday night.
It was determined the fires were deliberately set and following an investigation two possible suspects were identified.
The men were arrested on Tuesday and they both in court in Saint John on May 15th.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the two males had been charged.
