2 Hancock Co. men face arson charges

Published 11:24 pm Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Two 19-year-old Hancock County men face felony arson charges for allegedly starting a fire that spread to 1.5 acres of woods near Kiln.

The Mississippi Forestry Commission says Christopher Harice Cuevas and Kyle Joseph Cameron were arrested Jan. 15, two days after the fire. Both are charged with one count of felony woods arson, which carries a maximum sentence of two years and a $1,000 fine.

The Mississippi Forestry Commission investigated the blaze.

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