Post Journal Photo Jonathan Hardy Young, 19, of Kennedy, N.Y., has been arrested for multiple felonies throughout Pennsylvania between the New York state border and Slippery Rock, Pa. Charges for burglary - overnight accommodation person present and theft by unlawful taking movable property, both felonies, as well as loitering and prowling at night, misdemeanor, were filed with District Justice Laura Bauer’s office Friday. Young is currently being held in the Butler County Prison on $75,000 bail. There was no confirmation from the Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal Friday whether two structure fires a short distance apart over the course of 24 hours on Route 6 in Clarendon were associated with Young’s passing through the county on his way toward Butler.

The Jamestown, N.Y., teen and suspected arsonist behind a string of fires in the local area is also facing multiple felony charges in Pennsylvania, including Warren County.

Jonathan H. Young, 19, who is accused of setting 12 separate fires between March 2 and March 25 including in Jamestown and Falconer, N.Y., was taken into custody on March 28 in Slippery Rock, nearly 100 miles south of Jamestown. A report from the Butler Eagle newspaper indicates Young was apprehended minutes after he allegedly broke into a vacant house and set it on fire.

A criminal complaint in Warren County Court was filed against Young on Friday, charging him with burglary and motor vehicle theft, both felonies, as well as loitering and prowling at night.

Pennsylvania State Police indicate the charges stem from the night of March 26 and the early morning of March 27, when Young allegedly broke into the garage of a Pine Grove Township resident in Warren County, Pa. Young reportedly stole the resident’s 2017 Toyota Corolla and fled in an unknown direction, according to the original police report.

In addition to charges from Warren County, Young is facing burglary and arson charges from Butler County.

In Chautauqua County, Young faces two counts of second-degree arson, a class B felony; nine counts of third-degree arson, a class C felony; and one count of fifth-degree arson, a class A misdemeanor. All charges will be handled via arrest warrants through the Jamestown City Court and the Ellicott Town Court.

On Wednesday, Young appeared at his preliminary hearing at Butler County Court, during which time a Pennsylvania State Trooper told the court Young “confessed” to setting the fire in Butler County, according to the Butler Eagle.

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating any additional fires that may have been set between Butler County and the Jamestown area.

Young is currently being held at Butler County Correctional Facility.

Young’s local targets included an occupied apartment at 621 E. Sixth St. on March 2; a vacant apartment at the same location later that same day; an abandoned home at 2840 Woodlawn Ave. on March 6; an abandoned garage at the same location on March 12; a condemned home at 441 Winsor St. on March 22; an occupied building at 29 to 39 W. Main St. in Falconer on March 22; a condemned apartment at 621 E. Sixth St. on March 23; a condemned home at 650 E. Sixth St. on March 24; a condemned home at 220 Crossman St. on March 25; a debris pile near a home at 30 W. 11th St. on March 25; a condemned home at 22 W. 11th St.; and a condemned home at 33 W. 10th St. on March 25.

Jamestown police said Young reportedly acted alone. A motive has not been disclosed.