Man charged with arson in flag burning

Published: Jan. 19, 2010 at 3:50 PM

DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- An Ohio man faces aggravated arson charges for allegedly burning a U.S. flag flying from a house where University of Dayton students were sleeping, police say.

Artem Voevodin, 23, was charged with the first-degree felony because the flag was on a pole attached to the house and the fire had the potential to harm the students, the Dayton Daily News reported Monday.

A chair down the street from the house also was found on fire, the newspaper said.

Dayton Police Lt. Brian Johns said on five other occasions police had found Voevodin in possession of spray paint of the type used to tag buildings.

Voevodin is listed on various Web sites as an "artist-in-residence" at the Dayton school, the Daily News said.

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