15-year-old charged in fatal Columbia County fire
LIVINGSTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 15-year-old has been charged in relation to a house fire in Columbia County that left one person dead. New York State Police said the fire happened on Route 9 in Livingston on June 7.
The Livingston Fire Department responded to the fire with reports of people trapped inside. Edmund Metz, 58, of Livingston, was pronounced dead at the scene.
After an investigation, police found that the 15-year-old purposefully set the fire. They were arrested and charged with second-degree murder and first-degree arson, both felonies.
The 15-year-old was arraigned in Columbia County Court and remanded to the Columbia County Jail. The suspect's name has not been released.