Alleged arsonist behind 5 fires at Brooklyn NYCHA complex arrested
Officials say the alleged arsonist also attempted to block victims from escaping.
Police arrested a man yesterday in connection with five separate fires that happened earlier this year at a New York City Housing Authority complex in Brooklyn.
Michael Hall, a 31-year-old from Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, two counts of arson, one count of criminal possession of a dangerous weapon, two counts of attempted assault, one count of menacing and harassment in connection to the series of fires, that occurred over a span of six months.
Hall is suspected of starting five separate fires within East New York’s Louis Pink Houses.