Man charged with setting day care on fire in Cumberland County

A 40-year-old man is charged with setting fire to a day care in Cumberland County.

According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, a man set God’s Little Blessings Daycare, located at 4474 Cumberland Road, on fire Thursday around 5:24 p.m.

Deputies said the day care was unoccupied when it was set on fire and released a photo of the man they believe is responsible.

Rico Antonio Johnson, 40, was charged Saturday with the burning of an unoccupied commercial structure. Johnson was being held at the Cumberland County Detention Center without bond.

A court appearance was scheduled for Monday. 

The Sheriff’s Office asked anyone with information about the incident to contact their fire investigator at 910-677-5499 or CrimeStoppers at 910-483-8477.