JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — A man has been arrested after an incident that Jamestown Police called arson on Friday morning.
Firefighters responded to the scene at 7:39 a.m. at 4 Hall Avenue, where they found 41-year-old Edwin S. Sanchez, 41, inside the smoky lower apartment. Jamestown Police say Sanchez was the sole occupant.
Police say Sanchez displayed a knife and waved it at firefighters who were attempting to get him out of the apartment. He then barricaded himself in the apartment's bathroom, according to police.
Sanchez was eventually taken into custody inside the apartment by police. He was treated and released at UPMC Chautauqua.
After an investigation, Jamestown Fire and and Police officials say the cause of the fire was arson.
Sanchez was charged with arson in the second degree, reckless endangerment in the first degree, criminal mischief in the third degree, obstructing fire-fighting operations, and menacing in the second degree. He was held for arraignment.
