DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — Update (June 27): Armonte Hamilton was found and arrested on Saturday afternoon in Harrisburg, police said.
He is currently at Dauphin County Prison awaiting his preliminary hearing.
Previous: Police are looking for a man they say intentionally started a fire at a home that killed a 1-year-old dog.
Armonte Hamilton, 28, is wanted for multiple charges including arson and cruelty to animals.
On June 26, officers were dispatched to a home on the 200 block of North 32nd Street for a person threatening to burn a home during a domestic dispute.
When the officers arrived on the scene they found the front of the house heavily engulfed in flames. Firefighters were able to quickly put the fire out.
Investigators determined the fire was intentionally set by Hamilton.
No one was injured but a 1-year-old pit bull died in the fire.
Anyone with information on Hamilton's whereabouts is asked to call 9-1-1 immediately. Anyone with additional information about the fire is asked to contact Lieutenant Timothy Shatto at 717-564-2550 or tshatto@swatarapolice.org.
