HICKORY, N.C. — A man in the Catawba County jail for allegedly setting three fires at an apartment complex in Hickory.
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Anwar Powell is charged with three counts of first-degree arson.
Police said he was arrested over the weekend after the fires he’s accused of setting caused $20,000 in damage at the Keating Place Apartments in southeast Hickory.
Investigators are not releasing a motive behind the fires.
The Red Cross is assisting the family who lived at the apartment that was damaged.
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