Elk County Man Confesses to Arson 11:05 pm An Elk County man said he was “curious and bored” when he set fire to the old Johnsonburg Hotel last week, according to a criminal complaint. Johnsonburg police say Andrew Higdon is facing numerous felonies including arson, reckless burning, risking catastrophe, burglary and criminal trespassing. Authorities were called for a working fire at the three-story hotel along E. Center Street just before 3 p.m. Wednesday. After arriving on scene, a Johnsonburg police officer says he saw smoke billowing out of the top floor of the building, but none on the lower floors. Multiple fire crews were called in to help.