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The Arkansas City Police Department arrested an Ark City man after he allegedly set a fire in the Osage Apartments, located at 100 N. Summit St.
According to a news release from the ACPD Friday, Jaxon Miloy Hofmeister, 18, who lives in the Osage, was arrested on suspicion of one felony count of aggravated arson. He was transported to and booked into the Cowley County Jail in Winfield on a bond of $10,000 through Cowley County District Court in Ark City.
Hofmeister remained in custody at the time of this release.
The Ark City Fire-EMS Department was dispatched at 2:13 a.m. Friday to the Osage for a report of smoke in the building.
When they arrived, Hofmeister met them, reporting he had smelled smoke and heard a smoke detector while outside. He told firefighters he thought the smoke was coming from the Osage’s third floor.
Hofmeister allowed investigating fire-EMS personnel to enter his apartment, where they found a large amount of smoke and evidence of arson. Police were dispatched at that time and arrived at 3:07 a.m.
Hofmeister was transported to the police department, then interviewed by police and a fire investigator.
During this interview, he allegedly admitted to setting the fire in the occupied apartment building.
Hofmeister subsequently was placed under arrest and transported to the county jail.
