Man arrested for attempting to burn church multiple times, officials say A man has been charged with three counts of attempted arson of a Massachusetts church that was recently damaged by a fire that investigators believe was intentionally set. The Department of Fire Services announced Saturday that Dushko Vulchev, of Houlton, Maine, was arrested by Pittsfield police Friday after he attempted to burn the Martin Luther King Presbyterian Church in Springfield multiple times.Sign up for our Newsletters According to state fire officials, Vulchev first attempted to burn the church on Dec. 13 and then tried to set it on fire two more times on Dec. 15.