On April 20, 2020, Officers from the Kinston Police Department discovered an abandoned residence on fire at 608 Lincoln Street. Kinston Department of Fire & Rescue were dispatched to the residence and quickly extinguished the fire. A suspect (Lamar Brown) was later identified in the case. Officers obtained an arrest warrant for Lamar Brown of Kinston for Second Degree Arson.

On April 21, 2020, Officers responded to a separate fire investigation located at 608 N. Davis Street. The structure was also an abandoned residence. Kinston Department of Fire & Rescue once again quickly extinguished the fire. While investigating the fire, officers located the suspect from the previous fire, Lamar Brown, in the area of the current fire investigation.

Lamar Brown was arrested and placed in the Lenoir County Detention Center under a $50,000 secured bond. The second fire listed is under investigation; at this time, charges are pending in the case.