1 arrested in connection to arson in South Side
A man was taken into custody in connection to an arson in the South Side overnight.
Officers responding to the 900 block of Bingham Street for a suspected burglary found a male suspect holding a rock and a lighter and attempting to flee, according to a Pittsburgh Public Safety report. The man, later identified as Jeffery Shelpman, 35, was detained as officers discovered a bed on fire in a vacant apartment.
Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire extinguished the fire.
Shelpman was charged with arson, burglary, trespass, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief and placed in the Allegheny County Jail.
The investigation continues.
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