Police arrest Cheney man in arson case

Issac S. Depaolo, 19, Cheney, was booked into the Whitman County jail Monday afternoon on two probable charges of arson and a charge of vehicle prowl. Depaolo has been named as a suspect in the suspicious fire which destroyed a wooden deck on the back of the Theta Chi fraternity on College Hill early Sunday morning.

An arrest report by Pullman Officer Christopher Engle alleged surveillance videos in the college hill area clearly show Depaolo walking around buildings and, in some cases, lighting fires.

The report noted a dumpster fire was reported at 4:15 a.m. Sunday behind the Tau Kappa Epsilo...