A Mount Desert Island man was arrested Monday in connection with two house fires that police say were intentionally set.

Maine State Police say a man deliberately set fire to two homes Monday on Mount Desert Island. Courtesy Maine State Police

Glenn Stanley, 58, is facing two charges of arson, according to Maine State Police.

Local fire departments responded on Monday to two fires at homes off Stanley Mountain Road.

No one was at either home, police said.

Stanley is being held at the Hancock County Jail in Ellsworth.

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