This press release was just issued by the Columbia County Sheriff's office in relation to the suspicious house fire at 615 E. Washington on the morning of Feb. 8.

DAYTON - Columbia County Sheriff's Office arrested Joseph Richter, age 31 of Dayton, and booked him into the Columbia County Jail. In addition to a Columbia County District Court warrant, Mr. Richter faces charges of: 1 st Degree Arson (615 E. Washington), 1st degree, burglary, theft of a motor vehicle, 3rd degree theft, and 1st degree trespass,

In the evening of Tuesday, February 9, 2016, Deputies responded to a report of a burglary...