2014-01-06 Arrest Intentional Alarm Activation Charles County Detention Center

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Maryland State Fire Marshal

News Release
Martin OMalley Governor

Brian S. Geraci State Fire Marshal

INMATE CAUSES MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM


CHARLES COUNTY, MD (January 6, 2014) Deputy State fire Marshals charged a 1 year!"ld in#ate at the $harles $"unty Detenti"n $enter %ith destructi"n "f a fire sprin&ler head and acti'ati"n "f the fire alar# syste#( )he incident "ccurred at 12*46 a(#( "n January +, 2014 inside the suspects cell at the detenti"n center( ,n'estigat"rs and c"rrecti"ns "fficers deter#ined an in#ate- Daniel .l/ert 0u#ple/y, Jr( (1 ) had da#aged the sprin&ler head %hich caused fl""ding t" "ccur in the cell /l"c& and acti'ated the fire alar# syste#( )he acti'ati"n "f the fire alar# syste# and su/se1uent clean!up caused a l"c& d"%n "f the facility and appr"2i#ately 3+40(00 in da#ages( 0u#ple/y is /eing charged %ith causing a 5alse .lar# and Malici"us Destructi"n "f 6r"perty( ,f c"n'icted "f these charges he c"uld face penalties n"t t" e2ceed fi'e years and t%" #"nths additi"nal i#pris"n#ent and7"r 34,400 in fines( ###

1201 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, MD 21208

)he 8ffice "f the State 5ire Marshal is an agency "f the Depart#ent "f State 6"lice dedicated t" helping pr"tect citi9ens fr"# fire and e2pl"si"n thr"ugh a c"#prehensi'e pr"gra# "f educati"n, inspecti"n, in'estigati"n and fire pr"tecti"n engineering( 5"r #"re inf"r#ati"n "n fire safety call 1!:00!424!+124, l"g "nt" "ur %e/site at* %%%(#dsp("rg7fire#arshal and7"r http*77face/""&(c"#7MarylandState5ireMarshal( Media c"ntact* ;ruce D( ;"uch, Deputy State 5ire Marshal- 44+!+24!6:<6

1201 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, MD 21208

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