Somers Teen Arrested After Setting Fire to Home: Police

SOMERS, NY — A Somers teen has been accused of arson — and more — after he broke into a North Salem home.

State Police said Jeremiah R. Healy was charged with third-degree arson, second-degree burglary and second-degree criminal mischief, all felonies.

Police received a complaint about a burglary Dec. 10 at a house on Fox Den Lane in the Town of North Salem.

The homeowner said he saw an unfamiliar vehicle pulling out of his driveway when he arrived home.

There was a broken kitchen window and fire damage to the interior of the house.

With assistance from the Westchester County Fire Cause and Origin Team, police determined a flammable accelerant was spread in several areas of the home.

Police were able to track down the vehicle based on a vague description and identify Healy as the suspect who deliberately set the house on fire with gasoline.

The homeowner and Healy did not know each other.

Healy was arraigned in the Town of North Salem Court and released on $2,000 bail.

He is scheduled to reappear in court Jan. 9.

Photo caption: Jeremiah R. Healy. Photo credit: NYSP.