Blake Richard Hoover, 31, of Punta Gorda, Fla., between Sarasota and Fort Myers, is accused of intentionally setting a fire at a local Chabad Jewish Center on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida.

The center includes a Hebrew school and synagogue, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Hoover allegedly set the fire on Friday night, the Shabbat before Rosh Hashanah, and a fire alarm went off at 10:48 p.m., according to the Justice Department.

“Upon the fire being extinguished and subsequent investigation, it was determined that the fire was an act of arson,” per the complaint. “In addition to the fire damage, three areas were spray-painted with the letter ‘J’ and appeared to have been recently painted.”

The Punta Gorda Police Depar

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