A 40-year-old Rochester man has been charged with arson for allegedly setting fire to his own apartment.
A fire department spokeswoman says Jerrod Diehm was charged with deliberately setting a fire last night in a multi-unit apartment building at 269 Whitney Street. The fire just before 10:00 p.m. was in Diehm’s apartment and investigators quickly determined it was arson.
Diehm was arrested at the scene without further incident.