Multiple area agencies responded to a garage fire early yesterday morning in Winchester resulting in one arrest.
Fire fighters, Scott and Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputies and the Winchester Police were called to a garage fire at 1265 Mason Lane in Winchester at 5:20 a.m. on Friday.
Upon further investigation, authorities believed the fire to have been intentionally set. At approximately 11:20 a.m. multiple agencies initiated a search a neighboring residence and arrested the homeowner, 42-year-old Allan R. Northrup on three counts of arson.
He remains lodged in the Morgan County Jail as of Saturday morning. No injuries were reported in the fire.