A Steuben County man has been charged with arson following a months-long investigation into a February house fire in the town of Bath, New York State Police announced Friday.
Timothy S. DeWolf, 47, was arrested on May 28 and charged with third-degree arson, a class C felony. The charge stems from a residential fire that occurred on February 6 at 6649 State Route 415.
Troopers were dispatched to the scene around 9:21 a.m., where they observed smoke emerging from the left side of a single-story residence. No one was inside the home at the time. A section of Route 415 between Faucett Road and Telegraph Road was closed while the Bath Volunteer Fire Department extinguished the fire.
Investigators determined the circumstances surrounding the blaze were suspicious. A comprehensive investigation led to DeWolf’s arrest more than three months later.
He was processed at SP Bath and transported to the Steuben County Jail for arraignment in CAP Court.
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