Arson suspect arrested in Columbus

William S. Warner; photo courtesy of Columbus Police

A man wanted in the arson of an abandoned Goodwill store in Tennessee being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms was arrested in Columbus.

Lt. Matt Harris, spokesman for the Columbus Police Department, says that CPD was notified Friday afternoon that 23-year-old William S. Warner, of Nashville, Tennessee was possibly in the area after his vehicle had been found with a flat tire. Harris says that officers learned that Warner had a warrant for his arrest and was possibly armed with a handgun. At approximately 5:35 p.m. on Friday, Officers Travis Harbaugh and Michael Beerwart located Warner walking on State Road 46. They arrested Warner at gun point and transported him to the Bartholomew County Jail.