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October 19, 2012

Firemen arrested for arson

Muskogee —  

Two former volunteer firefighters in Muskogee County have been arrested on arson complaints.

Warner Police Chief Terry Thompson says 19-year-old Tobey Hadley Jr. and 20-year-old Robert Hill were arrested on suspicion of first-degree arson. Thompson says the two men are accused of setting grass fires over the summer.

 

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