Man faces arson charge after fire at Bountiful apartments for low-income residents, those with disabilities

  • Source: KSTU-TV Fox 13 Now Salt Lake City
  • Published: 05/20/2018 05:12 PM

A man faces a charge of aggravated arson after fire crews responded to a blaze at an apartment complex for low-income residents and those with disabilities or other medical problems. According to a statement of probable cause, the fire broke out Saturday at an apartment complex at 285 East and 1450 North in Bountiful. Police say 50-year-old Ronald Wayne Makin approached emergency responders and was trying to be helpful and engage in conversation. Fire personnel noticed a gas can in plain view in the back of the man’s truck and asked him about it. Authorities say Makin gave inconsistent information about his story and how he came into possession of the water jug filled with gasoline, and he told them he was holding onto it for another person.



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