Man Charged with Mt. Pleasant Arson

Charleston County deputies have arrested and charged an 18-year-old with arson after a Wednesday fire on Rifle Range Road.

Just before 5 p.m. deputies responded to the fire and later learned that it had been intentionally set, according to a sheriff's news release. Witnesses said they saw a man on the porch, apparently throwing something into a window, just before the blaze broke out.

Police arrested Rahiem Bradley, 18, of Mount Pleasant, who apparently matched the description of the suspect and was observed riding his bicycle in the area of the home on several ocassions before the incident, according to the Charleston County Sheriff's Office.

Bradley has been charged with 3rd degress arson and booked into the jail. He faces a 7 p.m. bond hearing on the charges.

Detectives are still trying to sort out a motive and to determine what was used to set the fire.