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Former NH firefighter convicted of setting 2 fires
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Nathan G. Nichols, 19, of Weare, was found guilty of arson and criminal mischief charges after setting fire to two abandoned buildings in 2022 and 2023.
A former New Hampshire firefighter has been convicted of arson after setting two fires in abandoned buildings in 2022 and 2023, the New Hampshire State Fire Marshall announced.
Nathan G. Nichols, 19, of Weare, was found guilty on Oct. 23 of felony criminal mischief and misdemeanor arson. Weare will be sentenced at a later date but was ordered to pay restitution to the property owners in both cases.
“Arson is not a victimless crime,” New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Toomey said in a statement. “I appreciate the work of the numerous investigators and prosecutors who assisted in bringing this case to a conclusion.”
The charges are related to multiple outside fire investigations in 2022 and 2023 in Warner and Bradford, New Hampshire. Two of those incidents involved the abandoned structures.
Officials arrested Weare on Dec. 27, 2023, following a joint investigation by the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Bradford Police Department, and the Bradford Fire Department.
Nichols previously worked as a firefighter in Bradford, according to Toomey’s office.