Dorchester man arrested and charged with starting a brush fire in Milford

MILFORD, Mass. — Milford Police Department has arrested and charged a Dorchester man in connection to a brush fire on 296 West Street.

At 8:46 a.m. Milford Public Safety Communications Center received multiple reports of a brush fire, alongside a male running away from the fire.

Following a short, on-foot pursuit, police arrested 28-year-old Devonte Johnson of Dorchester. Johnson is currently being charged with:

• Burn land/tree/lumber/produce fire on another’s land
• Set fire in open
• Disorderly conduct
• Disturbing the peace

Johnson is currently being held on $1500 bail and awaiting arraignment at Worcester House of Corrections.

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