PRINCETON, W.Va. — A longtime Princeton police officer in custody and charged with first-degree arson.
The state Fire Marshal’s Office has arrested R.M. Combs on the arson charge in connection to an August structure fire in the 900 block of Harrison Street in Princeton. State police assisted in the investigation.
Combs has worked with the Princeton Police Department for 12 years. The department placed him on leave following his arrest.
The state Fire Marshal’s Office said that the city of Princeton and Princeton police are “fully cooperating” with the investigation.
Combs was arraigned in Mercer County Magistrate Court. No bond has been set.