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By Chris Brown

No risk to the public

Man faces arson and assault charges after pair of targeted attacks

Jun 26, 2020 | 1:52 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – A Medicine Hat man is facing charges of arson, assault and more in connection to a pair of incidents over the past month.

In the first, a parked vehicle was lit on fire in the 600 block of Hemingway Crescent NE at around 5 a.m. on May 29. The vehicle, valued at about $26,000, was completely destroyed and about $3,000 of damage was done to the residence where the vehicle was parked.

On June 19, a man was walking near Division Avenue and Seventh Street SE when he was approached by a man who produced a weapon and threatened to assault him and burn his house down.

Following the investigations, on June 23 Jeremiah Amero, 29, was arrested and charged with:

• Arson
• Assault with a weapon
• Threats to cause death/bodily harm
• Threats to cause damage to property
• Mischief under $5,000
• Fail to comply with a firearms prohibition
• Fail to comply with court ordered conditions (numerous counts)

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Amero has been taken before a Justice of the Peace and has been remanded into custody with a court appearance scheduled for June 30.

Police say the victim in both incidents was specifically targeted and there is no general risk to the public.