Alabama man charged in fire that destroyed restaurant in Maine last summer

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A man living in Pike County has been charged with a fire that destroyed an abandoned New England restaurant nearly 1,500 miles away.

Luther Green, 59, was arrested in Banks, Alabama on May 8 due to an active warrant for his arrest out of Eddington, Maine, where the former Heritage on 9 Restaurant and Tavern burned down on July 3, 2024. According to the Maine State Fire Marshal, the business had closed in 2023 and was not in use at the time of the fire.

Green, who is originally from Eddington, has been charged with arson and burglary.

It is not known how long Green was living in Alabama at the time of his arrest.