OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Rodney DeAngelo Ferguson, 43, was arrested after Ocala Police say he was seen approaching Isom Memorial Church on SW Fourth Street Wednesday morning around one.
A witness told police Mr. Ferguson set fire to the front door and then walked toward Martin Luther King Avenue. He allegedly set a laundry machine on fire in a small, covered patio at the back of a residence.
Ocala Police arrested Mr. Ferguson roughly two blocks from the second fire after being positively identified by the witness.
Nobody was hurt. Mr. Ferguson now faces two counts of arson.