SANFORD — Three boys have been arrested and charged with arson in connection with the Friday night fire at the Stenton Trust mill and two homeless men remain unaccounted for, Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said this morning.
The fire roared through the rear portion of the 1922 mill and was reported to authorities at about 6:50 p.m. Friday night.
The two homeless men had been staying in the vacant mill in recent weeks and were last seen on Friday, McCausland said.
The boys arrested are a 12-year-old and two 13-year-olds, he said. McCausland said the boys were arrested on Sunday and were taken to Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland early this (Monday) morning, He said their first court appearance would take place once paperwork is filed at Springvale District Court.
McCausland said authorities have called a news conference for 1 p.m. today.
Read more on this story later today and in Tuesday’s print edition of the Journal Tribune.
— Senior Staff Writer Tammy Wells can be contacted at 324-4444 (local call in Sanford) or 282-1535, ext. 327 or [email protected].
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