Federal authorities have charged a Savannah man with setting a fire that burned a city office building.
A grand jury indicted 18-year-old Stephen Charles Setter on a charge of arson, the office of U.S. Attorney Bobby Christine said. The charge carries a penalty range of five to 20 years in federal prison.
Setter intentionally set fire May 3 to the Savannah city government’s code enforcement office, prosecutors said in a news release Friday. The building was destroyed.
The office handles potential violations of city ordinances involving zoning, property maintenance, residential parking and tourism-related issues.
Court records did not list an attorney for Setter.
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