OCALA, Fla. – A man was arrested Wednesday after police said he set fires at an Ocala church and later in a laundry machine outside a home.
Rodney Ferguson, 43, was seen approaching Isom Memorial Church, located at 1320 SW 4th St., around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, officers said.
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According to police, a witness saw Ferguson set the front door of the church ablaze. He then walked toward SW Martin Luther King Ave., where he reportedly set fire to a laundry machine sitting on a covered patio at the back of a home, the department said.
Officers said they then found Ferguson blocks away from where the second fire was set, carrying two lighters and a half-full, opened beer can.
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Firefighters extinguished both blazes. No injuries were reported, but both the church and patio sustained damage from the flames, according to police.
News 6 requested video of the fires, but police said footage is not available at this time.
Ferguson faces two counts of arson, one for a church and the other for a residential dwelling.
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