Boys, 10 and 13, try to burn down house
A pair of young boys have been charged with burglarizing a house and then trying to torch the residence using candles and paper.
The boys, ages 10 and 13, were arrested this week following a sheriff’s department investigation of the burglary and arson which occurred over the weekend on Warren County Park Road near Rock Island.
According to Sheriff Jackie Matheny, the residence, which was not being lived in at the time of the crime, was broken into by the two boys. During the burglary, the boys allegedly took several items including knives, tools, coins and a bicycle. Following the burglary, the boys reportedly used candles and paper to spark a blaze inside the house. The house suffered some interior damage due to the fire.
In addition to the house, the boys reportedly set fire to a nearby barn on the same property using gasoline to spark a fire. The barn sustained significant damage.
Along with the burglary and fires, the boys are charged with destroying two mailboxes during their vandalism spree. The boys are charged with delinquency to the act of arson, burglary, vandalism and theft.
Their cases will likely be kept in juvenile court due to their young ages.