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Man charged with setting fires at school, underwear found on playground

Posted: 09.03.2012 at 7:10 AM

Thomas Riley is accused of setting two fires at Pineview Elementary School. / Lexington County Detention Center

LEXINGTON COUNTY (WACH) -- Lexington County deputies have arrested a West Columbia man they say set two fires at an elementary school.

54-year-old Thomas Riley faces arson charges.

Deputies say in one incident, Riley set a plastic garbage can on fire at Pineview Elementary School. In the other incident, he’s accused of starting a fire in a garbage dumpster at the school.

Investigators say one fire was set on July 30 and the second happened Thursday.

Deputies say they also recovered a pair of Riley’s underwear on top of the school’s playground.l

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