Man Charged With Arson After Barn Blaze That Killed Animals
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) - A man has been arrested in connection with a series of fires in Lakewood last month that left seven horses and a dog dead.
West Metro Fire Rescue said Earnest Maynes, 37, was arrested Sunday night and has been charged with arson and cruelty to animals.
In the early morning hours of April 28, four suspicious fires were reported along Sheridan Boulevard in Lakewood.
A dumpster and tire fire were reported near 4th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard that morning. Not long after, a barn caught fire in the 5400 block of West 3rd Avenue, according to West Metro Fire.
Seven horses and a dog died in the barn fire.
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