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Maryland State Fire Marshal

News Release Martin O’Malley William E. Barnard Governor State Fire Marshal

ARREST MADE IN CHARLES COUNTY

TRAILER FIRE

CHARLES COUNTY, MD (March 8, 2012) – Deputy State Fire Marshals with

the assistance of the Maryland State Police have arrested James Daniel Seifert (19) for his

involvement with igniting a sofa on fire inside a vacant trailer.

Approximately twenty firefighters responded to a trailer fire at 15315 Buechert

Place in Hughesville, Charles County on the afternoon of March 1, 2012. The one alarm

fire was extinguished within thirty minutes after arrival. The fire caused approximately

$1,000 in damages to the structure and contents.

Investigators determined multiple individuals were inside the trailer at the time of

the fire. Subsequent interviews revealed Seifert was responsible for igniting the sofa

located in the living room of the trailer.

Seifert was taken into custody on a warrant today at a relative’s house in

Hughesville and transported to the Maryland State Police barrack in Leonardtown. He

was then charged with 2nd Degree Arson and transported to the Charles County Detention

Center where he is awaiting a bond review before a District Court Commissioner.

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Media contact: Bruce D. Bouch, Deputy State Fire Marshal; 443-324-6876

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citizens from fire and explosion through a comprehensive program of education, inspection, investigation and fire

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