MANCHESTER, N.H. (WHDH) - A 19-year-old New Hampshire man accused of setting a fire behind a house and in a trash can is facing arson and drug charges.
Tyrell Rand, of Manchester, was arrested Wednesday around 2:30 a.m. after officers allegedly found him and another person trying to put out a fire in a trash can behind 149 Hanover St.
Police say Rand matched the description of a suspect who set a small fire behind 121 Hanover St. around 12:20 a.m.
He was charged with two counts of arson and possession of prescription drugs, which were reportedly found during his arrest.
Rand is scheduled to appear in Hillsborough County Superior Court – North Thursday.
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