Man in custody for arson after fire at Casa Grande Jewish community center

Casa Grande police say a 30-year-old man has been arrested for arson after a devastating fire at a Jewish community center earlier this week.

Fire and police officials were called to the Khal Chasidim community center near Pinal Avenue and Florence Boulevard on Monday at 5 a.m. for reports of a fire.

Police say the center suffered “significant damage.”

Investigators linked a man named Everardo Gregorio to the fire and detained him two days later near the center.

According to court paperwork, a man believed to be Gregorio was seen on surveillance video multiple times in the area at the time of the fire. Police say nobody else was seen in the area on the surveillance video at the time.

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