Elkhorn, WV (WOAY)- The West Virginia State Police (WVSP) have a suspect in custody accused of committing arson in McDowell County.
WVSP states on Monday, November 11, Trooper E.C. Nunn responded to an emergency call reporting a structure fire at the Elkhorn Headstart building.
The caller reported seeing a suspicious individual leaving the scene of the fire.
Authorities later identified the suspect as 19-year-old Anthony Bale Scott.
Scott reportedly left the area after allegedly igniting the first fire.
Trooper Nunn reportedly located Scott after he allegedly returned to set fire to a second building in the area.
Scott faces two counts of second-degree arson.
The investigation is active and ongoing.
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