CSP: arrest made in masonic lodge fire

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Gino DeGrandis Photo credit Connecticut State Police

Ellington, Conn./WTIC Radio - An arrest has been made in connection with a fire that burned through the Fayette Masonic Lodge in Ellington earlier this month.

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Under arrest is Gino DeGrandis, 23, of Vernon.

It was January 7 around 9:40 a.m. that the fire was reported at the lodge on Orchard Street.

According to State Police, a person identified as DeGrandis was seen on security footage walking in the area of the lodge with a cup of gasoline about an hour before the fire was reported.

DeGrandis faces charges arson and criminal mischief.

His bond was set at $100,000.

Featured Image Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police