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The damage was contained to the inside of this Walmart in Kenton, after a fire broke out on Monday. But officials are saying this was no accident.

On Tuesday afternoon, 26-year-old Caleb Poole of Fredricktown, Ohio was taken into custody, near Columbus, by the FBI and Hardin County Crime Task Force. Poole is being held by the FBI for an act of terrorism.

Crews responded to Walmart on E. Columbus Street around 6:45 Monday evening. Officials say the suspect started a fire after placing items in a cart, in the women’s clothing section and setting fire to them.

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On March 18, 2019 after an investigation into the manufacturing of Methamphetamine, the Hardin County Crime Task Force executed a search warrant at 103 E. Wagner St in the village of Alger. One male was arrested for the illegal assembly and possession of chemicals for manufacturing of drugs.