Man Set Rental Van On Fire Outside FL Motel, U.S. DOJ Says

BRADENTON, FL — A man was arrested for setting a rental van on fire in the parking lot of a Bradenton motel on March 25, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release.

Kendarius Devonta Stitten, 25, of Parrish was charged with a violation of the federal Anti-Arson Act.

He faces between five and 20 years in federal prison.

The indictment also said that Stitten will need to forfeit assets that are alleged to be proceeds of his crime, the DOJ said.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office; the Florida Bureau of Fire, Arson, and Explosives Investigations; and Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue.