Man arrested in connection to south-central El Paso fire identified
EL PASO, Texas -- A 52-year-old man has been identified as the person arrested in connection to a structure fire in south-central El Paso, according to fire officials.
The fire was reported Wednesday morning, Oct. 5, around 4:35 a.m. Officials identify the man taken into custody as Mauricio Marmolejo.
He's been booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility. He is charged with arson, a first-degree felony, with a $40,000 bond.
The fire happened at the 5700 block of Alameda, not far from the Fox Plaza Shopping Center.
ABC-7 was on the scene following the fire. As many as nine fire units responded.
