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Maryland State Fire Marshal

News Release
Martin OMalley Brian S. Geraci
Governor State Fire Marshal



INMATE CAUSED MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION
OF FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM

CHARLES COUNTY, MD (April 4, 2014) Deputy State Fire Marshals served a
criminal summons on a 29 year-old inmate at the Charles County Detention Center for
destruction of a fire sprinkler and activation of the fire alarm system.

The incident originally occurred at 8:33 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 inside
the inmates cell. The inmate responsible for the incident, Michael Steven Akonom, was
charged with False Fire Alarm and (2) counts of Malicious Destruction of Property. The
activation of the fire sprinkler resulted in nearly $400.00 in damage.

If convicted of the charges, Akonom could face additional penalties of up to 8 years
imprisonment and/or $7,500 in fines.

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The Office of the State Fire Marshal is an agency of the Department of State Police dedicated to helping protect
citizens from fire and explosion through a comprehensive program of education, inspection, investigation and fire
protection engineering. For more information on fire safety call 1-800-525-3124, log onto our website at:
www.mdsp.org/firemarshal and/or http://facebook.com/MarylandStateFireMarshal.
Media contact: Bruce D. Bouch, Deputy State Fire Marshal; 443-324-6876