NEW LONDON, Conn. — An arrest has been made in connection to two arson incidents, one of which was likely started with a Molotov cocktail, according to New London police.
Ture Champion, 25, of Groton was arrested midday Tuesday in connection to a house fire and a car fire that happened right next door to each other within two weeks.
Police were called to Granite Street overnight on May 19 for a report of a Molotov cocktail possibly being thrown into a home.
Responding police officers and firefighters found and seized two Molotov cocktails at the scene.
Damage was done to the home, but no one inside the home was injured, according to police. A patch of grass was burned and a scorch mark was found outside of the wall, police said at the time of the incident.
New London police and firefighters responded to a "suspicious" car fire overnight on May 31, next door to where the house fire was.
The car was "fully engulfed in flames" upon arrival, police said. The fire was put out and no one was injured, according to police.
Police arrested and charged Champion with bomb manufacturing for the house fire, as well as arson, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief for both incidents. He was held on a bond totaling $300,000.
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