Arson Arrest After Car Fire Spreads To Home: Yorkville PD

YORKVILLE, IL — A Yorkville man faces arson charges after police say he lit a vehicle on fire late Wednesday in the 900 block of Harvest Trail. Police said officers responded to a report of a vehicle fire at around 10:38 pm. to find a 2016 Toyota Corolla engulfed in flames in the driveway of a home.

Police said the fire, which had also spread to a nearby residence, was extinguished by the Bristol Kendall Fire Department.

On Thursday, police said an investigation led them to Ohagie A. Watkins, 22, of the 1800 block of Country Hills Drive. Police said he was charged with one count of arson and one count of residential.

The blaze was one of several fires in Yorkville this week.

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Photo of Ohagie Watkins via the Kendall County Sheriff's Office