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;vo in jltural vith a1 sec-laying:alUg-w tiis-simi*wnesemv.ge A8Suspected arsonist acquittedWu cleared of charges he set fire on Sparrow LaneBY MARCI HAITmhaitia seacoastonline.com^ okk — A Mary land man who faced felon) charges after he allegedly burglarized and set tire to a York home was found not guilty last week.w 7 *Wen Han Wu. 46. of Potomac, Md., was acquitted by a Superior Court jury in Alfred, of all charges stemmingfrom a June 3.2003 fire at 3 Sparrow Lane, on April 21.Originally, police said charges were brought against Wu because the owner of the home. Andy Wong.received a call from a family member who said she saw Wu on the property.When he arrived home shortly thereafter, he saw the house was on fire and Wu's car was leaving.York Police Captain Kevin LeConte said he believed there was enough evidence to find Wu guilty, but jury wasn't so sure.1 thought we had a strong case and so did the district attorney’s office, but sometimes with a jury you justdon’t know, he said. ’When you deal with an arson case, often times, if nobody sees the individual strike the*match, they have a hard time of finding someone guilty of those crimes.LeConte said the criminal case is over, but Wong is now in the process of filing a civil suit against Wu.There’s a major civil litigation that's in the process with the owner against Wu, he said, adding that the homeowner may be seeking as much as $350,000 indamages.INSIDEHome and Garlt;Get a jump on spring witli than 50 pages of planting cleaning, cooking anddecorating ideas.About TownBy the Way CalendarClassifiedLettersB9,10A4.5Living Arts ObituariesOpinionSportsB1.seacoaitonllne.com
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