UNITY, Maine — A man from Unity appeared in court by video Thursday morning, charged with attempted murder and arson.
38-year-old Derek Creasy was arrested on Wednesday after investigators allegedly connected him to one of three fires that occurred in Unity over the past week.
The fire was one of three in the town within one week.
Prosecutors say Creasy has an extensive criminal history and bail was set at Fifty Thousand dollars cash and to wear an ankle monitor if he makes bail.
Investigators from the state fire marshal's office, deputies from the Waldo County Sheriff's Office, and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms executed a search warrant Wednesday at an apartment building at 369 School St. in Unity.
At about 6 p.m., they searched one apartment and secured a 2009 Toyota Camry, which was also searched and then taken to Augusta for further examination, the release states.
Investigators from the state fire marshal's office have had "a presence" in Unity for most of the past week, with assistance from the Waldo County Sheriff's Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
Two other fires in Unity, a second at 30 Turner St. on Dec. 26 and a three-alarm fire at the United Methodist Church on Dec. 28, remain under investigation.
The fire marshal's office asks anyone with information about the fires to call Sgt. Joel Davis at 624-7076.