Suffolk County Police have arrested a Coram man for setting fire to a residence in Coram on Thursday, November 13. Sixth Precinct police officers responded to a report of a fire at 23 Glenmere Lane at 11:45 p.m. A man and woman who lived in the home evacuated safely. The Coram Fire Department and multiple additional fire departments responded to extinguish the fire. Following an investigation, Arson Section detectives charged a neighbor, Altariq Nixon, 43, with Arson 2nd Degree. He was scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip today. A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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