A juvenile was arrested for arson following the investigation of a Hicksville church fire. The suspect was taken to the Northwest Ohio Juvenile Detention Facility, and will appear in a Defiance County courtroom at A date that has not been announced.

The juvenile will face a charge of aggravated arson, with more potentially to be filed, pending completion of the investigation.

A campus building at St. Michael’s Catholic Church on Antwerp Drive, in Hicksville caught fire back on January 15th which prompted the investigation by both Hicksville Police and the Ohio State Fire Marshall.