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CEDAR RAPIDS — A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Thursday after police say he started a trash can fire and several smaller fires at Greene Square while carrying a sword.

Damien Brummet, 19, is charged with second-degree arson and third-degree criminal mischief. According to a criminal complaint, he was caught on security footage Tuesday night lighting alcohol wipes on fire and tossing them into the trash can, and then spraying spray paint on the fire to enlarge it. He eventually threw his can of spray paint into the fire, where it exploded and shot sparks and debris out of the trash can.

Police responded to the report of a trash can fire on at about 11:45 p.m., Tuesday. Witnesses described the

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