CARBONDALE —A local man was arrested for arson after setting fire to a house with a family inside, the Carbondale Police Department announced Wednesday evening. The arrest comes just months after an arrest for the same charge in Jefferson County.

At 11:19 p.m. Nov. 4, 2025, when CPD officers responded to the 300 block of West Cherry Street for a possible arson in progress, they found a piece of furniture, located next to the exterior side of the house, on fire, with the flames spreading to the residence.

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