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Three face arson charges in Carbon County

Three men face arson charges in connection with a house fire along East Front Street in Lansford back in January 2016.

LANSFORD, Pa. — Three men face arson charges in connection with a January 2016 fire in Carbon County.

State police say Benjamin Arnold, the owner of the home along East Front Street in Lansford, paid Richard Snyder $10,000 to set fire to the home so he could collect insurance money.

Snyder then allegedly paid David Argott $5,000 to set the fire.

All three face arson, reckless burning, and insurance fraud charges in Carbon County.

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