A man from Guelph-Eramosa Township is facing six counts of arson.
Members of the Wellington County OPP and Fire Services throughout the county have been responding to suspicious fires since September of 2016. Most of these fires have been in abandoned rural homes and buildings in the southern portion of the county.
As the result of a lengthy investigation, 28-year-old Justin Beal has been charged with six counts of arson.
Those fires were between October of 2016 and June of this year. They involved a total of four house fires, one barn fire and one shed fire -- some in Guelph-Eramosa and some near Erin.
Wellington County OPP and West Region Criminal Operations are continuing with this investigation.
