COOK COUNTY - A Ford Heights man has been charged with arson after investigators said he set fire to a vacant home in the south suburb last week.

What we know:

Cook County Sheriff’s Police said officers on patrol spotted a house on fire around 1 a.m. last Tuesday in the 1300 block of Ellis Avenue.

Officers found 41-year-old Timothy Viverette nearby. His clothing smelled of smoke, authorities said, and security video showed him close to the home at the time the fire began.

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Viverette with Class 2 felony arson later that day.

What's next:

Viverette appeared in court last Wednesday in Markham, where a judge ordered him held in Cook County Jail.

The Source: The information in this story came from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. Ford

See Full Page