FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Fort Myers Police Department arrested a man in connection to a string of arson crimes in the downtown Fort Myers area.
Jason Kinzel, 23, was arrested and charged with arson on June 30.
His arrest comes just one day after the Fort Myers Fire Department responded to a dump truck fire in Centennial Park.
Just a few days earlier, a pontoon boat was set on fire in the park, just in front of the Caloosahatchee and before that, a porta potty.
FMFD responded to five separate fires in the last few weeks. Fire Marshal Rick Reynolds said the fires were all started overnight or in the early morning.
“That’s pretty crazy that someone would do something like this," said resident Sonny Baptiste.
Baptiste comes to Centennial Park every week to relax and enjoy the views. He was shocked to hear about the incidents Thursday.
“This is a place for everyone comes to be relaxed have a good time like I did," he said. "This is not the place for someone to do something like this.”
FMPD is still investigating other incidents in the area and do believe Kinzel is connected to them.
Anyone with more information is asked to contact FMPD.
