Deputy State Fire Marshals are seeking the public’s help in locating a man suspect of igniting an October 30, 2005 blaze at 21536 Essex Drive in Lexington Park that destroyed a 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The man, 39-years-old Henry Bernard Johnson, is African –American, 5’7” tall, and is reported to weigh 215 pounds. His last known address was in the 1400 block of Somerset Place NW, Washington DC.
Deputy State Fire Marshals obtained a warrant for Johnson charging him with second degree arson and reckless endangerment. Johnson is suspected of igniting the vehicle due to a failed relationship with the sister of the vehicle owner. Johnson was reported seen running from the burning vehicle by witnesses in the neighborhood. The vehicle sustained an estimated $8,000 damage.