Federal arson charges have been filed against the 26-year-old man accused of starting a fire in Madison’s City-County Building.
Prosecutors say Marquon Clark threw projectiles through the building’s windows last June, then tossed in a burning roll of paper towels.
U-S Attorney Scott C. Blader told the court Monday that throwing burning objects into an occupied government building isn’t a protest. Blader said, “It is a crime that places lives at risk.”
Clark already faces two felony charges in Dane County court for his actions. He is being held at the Dane County Jail.
A federal conviction could mean between five and 20 years in prison.
