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Man Charged After Setting Hotel Room on Fire; Displacing Nearly 50 Guests
ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MD (June 4, 2024) - A Leonardtown man was arrested after setting a hotel room on fire yesterday evening, displacing 46 guests and causing three-quarters of a million dollars in damage.
Just after 8:00 p.m. on June 3, 2024, St. Mary's Sheriff's Office responded to the Super Eight Motel at 22801 Three Notch Road in California for a reported disturbance. An employee called 911 and reported the occupants of room 310 were arguing and causing a disturbance. They also reported they had broken the windows and barricaded the door.
Deputies arrived within minutes and observed Anthony Cleaver Mason, 64, inside the room attempting to start a fire. Deputies activated the fire alarm and began evacuating the motel while requesting the fire department.
Forty-eight firefighters from various departments, including Bay District, Hollywood, NAS Patuxent River, Leonardtown, Ridge, Valley Lee, and Solomons, responded and discovered fire showing, along with multiple people injured after jumping from the third floor.
One adult female and her child were assisted out of the hotel, where the female then suffered a medical emergency. She was transported to an area hospital. The child was evaluated and released into family custody.
Deputies placed Mason into custody on the scene, and the Office of the State Fire Marshal was requested to investigate. Deputy State Fire Marshals concluded Mason was responsible and that the fire caused an estimated $750,000 in damages.
Mason was charged with two counts of second-degree arson, reckless endangerment, and malicious burning first-degree.
He is currently being held at the St. Mary's County Detention Center without bond.
ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MD (June 4, 2024) - A Leonardtown man was arrested after setting a hotel room on fire yesterday evening, displacing 46 guests and causing three-quarters of a million dollars in damage.
Just after 8:00 p.m. on June 3, 2024, St. Mary's Sheriff's Office responded to the Super Eight Motel at 22801 Three Notch Road in California for a reported disturbance. An employee called 911 and reported the occupants of room 310 were arguing and causing a disturbance. They also reported they had broken the windows and barricaded the door.
Deputies arrived within minutes and observed Anthony Cleaver Mason, 64, inside the room attempting to start a fire. Deputies activated the fire alarm and began evacuating the motel while requesting the fire department.
Forty-eight firefighters from various departments, including Bay District, Hollywood, NAS Patuxent River, Leonardtown, Ridge, Valley Lee, and Solomons, responded and discovered fire showing, along with multiple people injured after jumping from the third floor.
One adult female and her child were assisted out of the hotel, where the female then suffered a medical emergency. She was transported to an area hospital. The child was evaluated and released into family custody.
Deputies placed Mason into custody on the scene, and the Office of the State Fire Marshal was requested to investigate. Deputy State Fire Marshals concluded Mason was responsible and that the fire caused an estimated $750,000 in damages.
Mason was charged with two counts of second-degree arson, reckless endangerment, and malicious burning first-degree.
He is currently being held at the St. Mary's County Detention Center without bond.
