Teens busted in Gaithersburg school arson

Montgomery County fire investigators arrested two people accused of setting fire to a building at the Gaithersburg High School baseball field.

Eighteen-year-old Zachariah Maurer was charged with arson, disrupting school activities and related crimes. Charges against a 16-year-old were pending.

The incident happened the afternoon of April 6. Fire officials said the suspects poured a flammable liquid on the press box behind home plate and ignited it. The damage was estimated to be more than $20,000.

— Scott McCabe

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