Dayton man indicted, accused of setting fire inside house

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By Jen Balduf – Staff Writer
Updated Sept 6, 2022
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A man indicted Tuesday is accused of intentionally burning clothing, trash and carpeting late last month inside a Dayton house.

Christgene Lee Staten, 23, of Dayton, is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court for one count of arson.

Christgene Staten

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

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Credit: Montgomery County Jail

He reportedly set fire to clothing, trash and carpet in the hallway and bedroom inside a single-family house Aug. 27 in the 700 block of North Paul Laurence Dunbar Street, according to an affidavit filed in Dayton Municipal Court.

“Staten admitted (to police) he was in the structure and responsible for the fire,” the affidavit stated.

Staten is held on a $50,000 bond in the Montgomery County Jail.

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