Wheaton man charged with arson after starting fire in Menards store: police

Neshmia Malik

May 1, 2024 at 12:31 PM·1 min read

Wheaton man charged with arson after starting fire in Menards store: police

TINLEY PARK, Ill. — A suburban man is charged after starting a fire at a Menards location in Tinley Park last month, police said.

According to Tinley Park police, 32-year-old Nathan Grant from Wheaton is charged with a felony of aggravated arson after allegedly setting fire to multiple air conditioning unit filers in the store around 4:00 p.m. on April 18.

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About two hours before, Grant started a fire in Homer Glen that the Will County Sherriff’s Department was already investigating.

There were no reported injuries in the fire. Police were able to identify Grant through utilizing license plate reading systems.

Grant was arrested on April 19 and confessed to both incidents during an interview.

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