Updated: 11:44 AM EST March 12, 2021
MIFFLINTOWN, Pa. Mifflin County Regional Police have charged two Juniata County teens with setting a fire that consumed the Biden Barn, an empty structure painted with a campaign ad for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and a message calling for unity over division, on March 6.
Michael Kauffman, 19, of Mifflintown, is charged with arson, possession of explosive/incendiary material, two counts of criminal mischief, recklessly and endangering another person in the destruction of the Reedsville, Mifflin County landmark, police say.
The other suspect is a 15-year-old boy that police did not identify due to his age.
The 15-year-old suspect is a volunteer firefighter with the Yeagertown Fire Company, according to the complaint. He, Kauffman, and two other juveniles were driving around in the 15-year-old suspect s pickup truck on the night of March 6.
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REEDSVILLE The early Saturday morning fire that destroyed the “Biden Barn” on Tea Creek Road in Brown Township is “most likely the result of arson,” said Mifflin County Regional Police Department Chief Andre French.
French said both MCRPD’s fire investigator and Reedsville Fire Company Chief Daniel Aumiller were suspicious that it may be arson and police are still investigating.
“Any investigation being done is running through Mifflin County Regional Police,” Aumiller said. “Reedsville Fire Company is not a part of that investigation besides having on-scene details.”
The fire, which was reported just before 1 a.m. Saturday, destroyed the structure known as the “Biden Barn” on Tea Creek Road. Reedsville Fire Company arrived on scene to find the barn already fully engulfed in flames.
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Fire that burned down ‘Biden Barn’ in Mifflin County is being investigated for arson: police
Updated Mar 08, 2021;
A fire destroyed a barn this weekend in Reedsville, Mifflin County that had been decorated with a message of support for President Joe Biden. And that fire is now being investigated for suspected arson, according to police.
The fire began overnight into the early morning of March 6, destroying the barn owned by Robin and Lawrence Herst. They had painted the barn with a message supporting Joe Biden and Kamala Harris prior to the 2020 presidential election, as well as a message that read “unity over division.”