Fire Marshal Officials Arrest 3 on Arson Charges

Officials from the Anne Arundel County Fire Marshal division arrested three juveniles Thursday night in connection with a brush and debris fire at Mount Zion Marlboro and Sands roads in Lothian.

According to Anne Arundel County Fire Department Capt. James Rostek, units responded to a report of a fire at 5:45 p.m. Thursday and quickly got the blaze under control. There were no injuries and no damage to any structures, Rostek said.

However, an investigation revealed a connection between Thursday night’s fire and a similar incident that occurred about a week ago near Sands Road, Rostek said.

Fire Marshal officials arrested three juveniles on arson charges connected to both fires.

Anne Arundel County Fire Department Chief Michael Cox said he did not have any details on the ages or gender of the suspects because they are juveniles.

Odenton-Severn Patch editor Tim Lemke contributed to this article.