News brief: Local resident arrested for RE/Max office arson fire

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

A 33-year-old Centralia man was arrested last night in connection with the fire the night before at a real estate business on the 1000 block of Johnson Road.

Darren G. Waggoner was arrested at his home for first-degree arson and second-degree burglary and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

Firefighters responding about 11 p.m. on Sunday to the RE/Max office on Johnson Road near Caveness found smoke rising from the roof and flames inside on the main floor. It was quickly extinguished.

Centralia police say security video from the nearby Les Schwab showed a person breaking a window, and was the same person a police officer spoke to at the scene of the fire. A computer and a cell phone were recovered and the investigation led to Waggoner, according to police.
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For background, read “News brief: Centralia real estate office hit with arson” from Monday March 30, 2015, here

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One Response to “News brief: Local resident arrested for RE/Max office arson fire”

  1. mariah says:
    Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 8:55 am

    That’s what the snitch gets. MAGGOT.