By Kathleen Brady Shea
The Philadelphia Inquirer
ROYERSFORD, Pa. — Two men were charged with setting an early-morning fire at the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Chester County, state police said Thursday night.
Dominic Toye Majors, 20, and Guy Carlton Jones, 20, both of Royersford, Montgomery County, were charged and were sought by police.
State police Sgt. Brandon J. Daniels said the men had a connection to the armory but he “could not confirm their current status with the National Guard.” On his MySpace page, Jones lists his occupation as “killing people.”
Majors and Jones have been charged with arson, burglary, risking a catastrophe, and related offenses but were not in custody, police said. Anyone with information about their whereabouts is asked to call police at 484-340-3241.
East Pikeland Township police responded to an alarm at the armory, in the 1100 block of Rapps Dam Road, at 4 a.m. Thursday. They found the building in flames and summoned firefighters, state police said.
Firefighters discovered indications that the fire may have been set, and the state police Fire Marshal Unit and Chester County fire marshal were called. Fire marshals determined that someone gained unauthorized access to the building and started the fire while inside.
The fire caused significant structural damage, but all the weapons in the armory were secured, police said.
The armory is used by Detachment 1, Company B, and the 1067th Transportation Company, according to the National Guard’s state Web site. Maj. George Moebius, who oversees the facility, could not be reached for comment.
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