Ulster County Man Sets Building on Fire, Police Say

An Ulster County man is accused of setting fire to an Ulster County building, severally damaging it.

On Friday, members of the Kingston Police Department Detective Division arrested 26-year-old Garrett E. Showers of Kingston for burglary and arson, felonies.

On April 29, the Kingston Fire Department responded to a fire at an empty building on O’Neil Street. The fire was put out, but the building was severely damaged, police say.

Fire officials investigated and determined that the fire wasn’t accidental or from natural causes.

An investigation by Kingston Police led to the arrest of Showers. Police didn’t say how their investigation led to the arrest.

Showers was remanded to Ulster County Jail on $10,000 bail.