The suspect allegedly connected to two separate arson events on Paris Road, including one that set a person ablaze on their porch, now faces a second-degree murder charge after the victim died over the summer.

A warrant was issued Oct. 10 for Brandon Michael Butchkoski on charges of first-degree arson causing injury or death and second-degree murder in connection with the alleged June 15 arson that led to the death of Donovan Baylis, 31, of Columbia.

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