Man Accused of Setting Several Fires Around Colorado Springs

A MAN WAS ARRESTED IN COLORADO SPRINGS FOR A SERIES OF CRIMES COMMITTED DATING ALL THE WAY BACK TO LATE LAST YEAR. OFFICIALS SAY IN DECEMBER A FIRE WAS INSIDE AN APARTMENT ON EAST BIJOU STREET AND  A CAR ON WAS SET FIRE ON SOUTH UNION. THEN EARLIER THIS YEAR AN UNOCCUPIED COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON CITADEL DRIVE WAS SET ON FIRE AND THEN ON SATURDAY A GRASS FIRE WAS SET ON SPACE CENTER DRIVE. AFTETR AN INVESTIGATION, AUTHORITIES NAMED 21-YEAR-OLD BRANDEN HUGNEY AS THE SUSPECT. HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND BOOKED IN THE LE PASO COUNTY JAIL FOR MULTIPLE CHARGES INCLUDING FIRST DEGREE ARSON.