Suspect Arrested For Setting Fire To Local Buddhist Center

Franklin County Sheriff's Office

Columbus fire officials say a man suspected of setting a dumpster fire that spread and badly damaged a Buddhist temple has been arrested. 19-year-old Ronnie Carroll II is charged with arson for the January blaze at KTC Buddhist Center, a temple on Grubb Street for followers of Tibetan Buddhism. The fire caused 455 thousand dollars in damage. No word on a motive.

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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.