Two who reported Savannah arson split $10,000 reward

SAVANNAH — Two people in Georgia are sharing a reward for providing crucial tips to authorities after someone set fire to a city government office building.

Savannah fire officials announced Friday the two witnesses will share the $10,000 reward. Each was credited with reporting unusual activity on May 3, 2020, when the city’s code enforcement building was destroyed by fire.

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Those tips helped lead to an arrest of 19-year-old Stephen Charles Setter, who was sentenced to five years in federal prison in March after pleading guilty to a charge of arson.

The building was declared a total loss with damage estimated at nearly $1 million. The fire was set late at night when the building was unoccupied. No one was injured.

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