Man accused of throwing lit backpack on roof charged with arson

Columbia man charged with setting backpack on fire, throwing it on house

Brandon Butchkoski was arrested on suspicion of arson last week and was charged in Boone County Monday. ...

Man accused of throwing lit backpack on roof charged with arson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly set a backpack on fire and threw it on top of a home on Paris Road last month. Brandon Butchkoski, 47, was charged on Monday with first-degree arson and drug possession. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and had a hearing on Monday afternoon. Police announced Butchkoski’s arrest on Friday morning. The probable cause statement says that someo…

UPDATE: Columbia arson suspect is wanted in Ohio for absconding

A man with a warrant for his arrest in Ohio is jailed without in Columbia, charged with arson for throwing a backpack full of flammable materials onto the roof of a home on Paris road. The backpack was on fire, according to court documents. 47-year-old Brandon Butchkoski is being held in the Boone County Jail without bond (July 2025 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff Department’s website) Boone County prosecutors have charged 47-year-…