Bail hearing in arson case set for Dec. 16
Kitchener Record

KITCHENER (Dec 11, 2004)

A 19-year-old Kitchener man charged with arson and endangering life in connection with three separate fires this week will appear in court Dec. 16 for a bail hearing.

Cory Young was arrested Thursday, several hours after police said a fire was set on the front porch of a Cameron Street home.

A family of five, including a two-year-old little girl, were sleeping when the blaze broke out just after 2:30 a.m. They managed to escape just in time as flames and smoke tore through their home.

A fire was also started at 12:40 a.m. at Krista's Hair Salon at 268 Frederick St. Another was started at 10 p.m. Wednesday at a display booth inside the Frederick Street Mall.

Young is in custody but appeared briefly in Kitchener court yesterday with lawyer Steve Gehl.

The slender teen, wearing blue jeans, a hooded blue sweatshirt and sneakers, sat quietly in the prisoner box as Gehl set the new date for his hearing.

He is charged with two counts of arson endangering life and one count of arson-damage to property.