BEAVERCREEK — UPDATE @ 11:48 a.m.:
A man is facing charges after allegedly catching a vehicle on fire in Beavercreek.
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Beavercreek Police Captain Scott Molnar said officers and the Beavercreek Township Fire Department were called out to a vehicle fire in the 1600 block of Countryside Drive around 11:45 p.m. on Sunday.
A neighbor called 911 and reported that the vehicles parked in the driveway of the home across the street were on fire.
After that, another neighbor called and told dispatchers that their surveillance camera captured a man walking away from the fire before entering a nearby home.
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The Regional Emergency Response Team was activated and negotiators contacted the suspect, 55-year-old Scott Bennet, at a neighboring home.
Molnar said Bennet was “uncooperative and appeared to be experiencing a mental health crisis.”
After several hours, Bennet was taken into custody.
Bennet was initially taken to a local hospital for an evaluation of some minor injuries sustained during his arrest. He cleared and booked into the Greene County Jail on suspicion of attempted aggravated arson, arson, aggravated menacing, and attempted vandalism.
The Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office is helping with the investigation into the arson.
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