Man Facing Arson Charges, Allegedly Set Garage Fire

 A man from Harford County alleged set an Aberdeen garage on fire in mid-September, investigators say, and is now facing multiple arson-related charges.



Augustine Anthony Fortune  is charged with second-degree arson, first-degree malicious burning, malicious destruction of property over $1,000 and theft under $1,500. He is being held without bail at the Harford County Detention Center after a hearing Monday in District Court. Online court records do not list an attorney for Fortune.


Firefighters from the Aberdeen Fire Department and other nearby companies were called to the 100 block of South Parke Street for a reported garage fire. It took 25 firefighters about 10 minutes to control the blaze. The fire caused about $10,000 in damages to the two-vehicle detached garage, according to a news release from the Office of the State Fire Marshal. No vehicles were inside the garage and no other structures were damaged.


Deputy State Fire Marshals conducted an investigation and determined the fire was intentionally set. During their investigation, Fortune was identified as a suspect, according to the news release, and was arrested Sunday with assistance from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.


In Michigan, Three people have been arrested, accused of vandalizing properties in Otsego County. Michigan State Police responded to someone’s vacation property on Henry Drive in Otsego County’s Bagley Township on April 20 after the homeowner’s surveillance system alerted them that someone was on their property.


Troopers found the home’s garage door had been vandalized using spray pain. Several surrounding properties on Beachwood had also been vandalized, along with two vehicles, MSP reports. The total damage was placed at just under $8,000. A lengthy investigation led to the arrest of two adults, and one juvenile.


Traci Annette Derue, a 37-year-old Gaylord resident, 18-year-old Justice Tylor-Wayne Birchfield of Gaylord, and a 15-year-old were arrested on October 21, 2020 in connection with the incident.Derue was arraigned on two counts Accessory After the Fact to a Felony and one count Harboring Felons.


Birchfield was arraigned on one count Malicious Destruction of Personal Property greater than $999 but less than $20,000, and one count Malicious Destruction of Building greater than $999 but less than $20,000. The 15-year-old juvenile will also face charges in the incident.

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