WILTON MANORS, Fla. – A 68-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after he was caught on surveillance video setting fire to a Wilton Manors piano bar.
Julio Edwards faces burglary and arson charges in connection with the fire at Tropics Piano Bar & Restaurant on Wilton Drive.
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Wilton Manors police said the manager arrived Wednesday morning to find ashes near the back door and smelled smoke.
Police said they reviewed the surveillance cameras and saw a man holding a large cup containing a flammable liquid that he tossed onto a wooden fence outside the restaurant. The video then showed him ignite the fence with a lighter.
After employees watched the video, they told police that they recognized the man as Edwards, who had recently been issued a warning by police for trespassing at the restaurant.
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