Mounties say 35-year-old Kevin Macey-Gerard was arrested at the time and has remained in police custody since then.
He appeared in a bail hearing Friday where he was with one count of arson and one count of mischief, according to RCMP.Sign up for the CHEK Now daily email newsletter to get breaking news and the day's top stories sent to your email.He was also charged with breaking and entering as part of an unrelated incident that occurred in south Nanaimo on June 15.
Mounties say Macey-Gerard remains in police custody and is scheduled to appear in Nanaimo Provincial Court on July 11.
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