Hagerstown Man Arrested For Arson Threat

He threatened to blow up the house with the victim’s family inside


Hagerstown, Md. (DG) – A Hagerstown man was arrested Tuesday night after he made threats of arson.

Deputy State Fire Marshals took 29-year-old Sebastian Cloudas into custody and charged him with threatening arson.

Authorities say on April 11th investigators responded to a home in the the 16000 block of Alcott Road after Cloudas made arson threats towards a former roommate. Cloudas became angry after discovering his personal property had been removed from the residence.

Investigators say Cloudas made several statements including how he was going to blow up the house, and described how he was going to set fire to the home with the victim and his family inside.

Cloudas was taken to the Washington County Detention Center.