A teenager was charged with arson after trespassing on Cobb County government property and setting equipment on fire, authorities announced Friday.
On the morning of June 17, Cobb firefighters discovered a fire at the 1800 block of County Services Parkway in unincorporated Marietta, according to a news release from the Cobb County Department of Public Safety.
Investigators found a male 15-year-old trespassing on the grounds of the Cobb County Department of Transportation after he intentionally set a tractor-trailer and a water tanker on fire, the release said.
He is being charged with second-degree arson. AJC.com does not identify minors unless they are being charged as adults.
No other details were released.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call 770-499-3869.
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