Police in Clarinda, early this (Friday) afternoon, arrested a man in connection with an incident of arson. At around 12:45-p.m., officers arrested 37-year old Andrew Jackson Paez, of Clarinda, on a warrant of arrest issued by the District Court of Iowa, Page County, for arson in the second degree, a class “C” felony.

Paez was arrested without incident at 317 W. Clark Street. He was booked into the jail and released from custody after posting bail in the amount of $10,000. Paez is suspected of setting a fire on Sunday, November 11th to 317 W. Clark Street where Paez was living. The home sustained considerable fire and smoke damage.

The investigation into the fire was conducted by the Iowa State Fire Marshal’s Office Bureau of Arson and Explosives, the Clarinda Fire Department and the Clarinda Police Department. Reports concerning the incident have been submitted to the office of Page County Attorney Carl M. Sonksen for review regarding the filing of formal charges.