COATESVILLE, Pa. — A second man was arrested Thursday in connection with a series of arsons plaguing southeastern Pennsylvania, hours after a teenager was charged with setting nine fires in this steel town.
Mark Gilliam, 20, was arrested Thursday night on a federal charge in the Jan. 25 attempted arson of a restaurant in Thorndale, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said in a statement.
Gilliam, who was arrested without incident at his West Chester home, is expected to appear today in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia.
Earlier Thursday, a 19-year- old described as a pyromaniac who liked to watch things burn was charged with setting nine fires in Coatesville
Roger Leon Barlow Jr. of Downingtown was charged with arson, aggravated assault and related counts. He was arraigned Thursday afternoon at the Downingtown District Court, and bail was set at $9 million.
