Arrest in two-week old arson, burglary case

A 30-year old Utica area man has been arrested and charged in an Oconee Sheriff’s Office investigation of burglary and arson in the Fairview Community. Law enforcement records show that E. Lonsdale Street resident Steven Michael Arnold was arrested last night and charged with burglary first degree and arson second degree. Affidavits signed by investigator McMahan allege Arnold broke into a woman’s home, set fire to a utility building, and set fire to clothing and other property belonging to a second woman. The crimes are alleged to have occurred December 3.