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by Erica Nochlin
on Wed Jul 14, 2010
Last updated
Jul 14, 2010
Authorities have cracked the case in Kingdom City semi-truck arsons from back in May.
A federal grand jury indicted Steven Price, 40, of Licking Wednesday on charges of arson and illegally having a firearm.
Price is tied to at least 14 truck fires in seven states, according to the Callaway County Sheriff. Price could reportedly face federal charges in the other states as well.
Local, state and federal authorities worked to track down Price. He was arrested in West Virginia in late June, where he was watching one of the truck fires he's accused of setting.
Price had caused firefighters trouble when they responded to the four trailer fires at the Kingdom City truck stop in May. The Callaway County Sheriff's then realized he had prior felony convictions, including arson, making him a suspect in the case. Price was a trucker himself, so authorities used the company's GPS technology to tie him to the multiple truck stop fires across the country.
