PHILADELPHIA - Stephen Gregory Pettiway, 50, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged today by indictment with setting a fire on Sept. 15, 2015, that damaged three properties in Philadelphia, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. According to the indictment, Pettiway started a fire that caused damage to equipment and buildings that included Chancellor Apartments at 206 South 13th Street, a construction site at 208 South 13th Street owned by Maze Hospitality Group, and Gramercy Building at 210 South 13th Street. He is charged with one count of malicious damage by means of fire of a building used in interstate commerce.
If convicted the defendant faces a mandatory-minimum term of 60 months in prison with a possible guideline sentencing range of up to 71 months in prison without the possibility of parole, a fine of up to $250,000, a $100 special assessment, and up to three years of supervised release.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Philadelphia Fire Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys José R. Arteaga and Thomas M. Zaleski.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
