Husani Laviscount 

By Jillian Pikora From Daily Voice

A New York man accused of setting fire to occupied apartments in Pennsylvania in 2021 has been captured after more than four years on the run, township police announced on Friday, Dec. 5.

Husani A. Laviscount, 38, of Queens, New York, was wanted in connection with an apartment fire on the 600 block of Wyncroft Lane in Manheim Township (Lancaster County) between 8 and 8:44 p.m. on Sunday, April 25, 2021, according to the Manheim Township Police Department.

Investigators with Manheim Township Police and a Pennsylvania State Police fire marshal determined the blaze was intentionally set, police said. Laviscount is accused of unlawfully entering one of the apartments and then setting it on fire to destroy or damage it.

The apartment was attached to five other occupied units. Eight people were inside their apartments when the fire broke out, but all made it out safely, according to police. Damage from the fire was expected to reach into the tens of thousands of dollars.

A criminal complaint was filed and an arrest warrant was issued on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Laviscount remained a wanted person for years after the fire, police said.

Manheim Township Police said they were notified that Laviscount was arrested in New York and held at Rikers Island on the Lancaster case. He was transported to Lancaster County on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.

His preliminary arraignment was held before Magisterial District Judge Mary M. Sponaugle, who denied bail and ordered him committed to Lancaster County Prison, according to police.

Laviscount is charged with:

Felony Arson – Inhabited Building Or Structure.

Felony Burglary – Overnight Accommodation, No Person Present.

Felony Risking Catastrophe.

Felony Criminal Mischief – Damaging Property Intent, Reckless, Or Negligence.

Misdemeanor Recklessly Endangering Another Person (8 counts).