CARBONDALE – A Carbondale man has been arrested in connection with a February arson.

According to Carbondale Police, police detectives and arson investigators with the Carbondale Fire Department initiated an investigation of a suspicious fire that burned a vacant church building at 218 W. Walnut on Feb. 6.

During the course of the investigation, they developed 35-year-old Ramil D. Mize of Carbondale as a suspect in setting the fire, which was determined to be arson. Detectives eventually obtained an arrest warrant for Mize on charges of arson.

Carbondale police officers and detectives Thursday executed a search warrant at a home in the 500 block of West Kennicott Street. Detectives located Mize in the home and arrested him on the warrant. Mize was lodged in the Jackson County Jail.

Carbondale Police say their investigation continues.