ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) — An Ithaca man is behind bars, after police say he purposefully set fire to his apartment.

Authorities charged 48-year-old Brandon Hricko with arson. Ithaca Police say the fire happened Saturday afternoon on Cherry Street. Hricko was taken to the Tompkins County Jail.

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