Oregon man charged with arson to undergo mental health evaluation

Man faces arson, animal cruelty, filing false report charges

PARAGOULD — A Greene County man faces a multitude of charges after Paragould police said he was seen running away from a house that caught on fire last month.

Oregon man charged with arson to undergo mental health evaluation

Matthew L. Thoreson, 23, is charged with aggravated arson, a Class X felony, following a Thursday, May 1, house fire in Oregon.

Oregon man charged with aggravated arson after house fire

OREGON, Ill. (WTVO) — A 23-year-old man from Oregon, Illinois, has been charged with arson after police were called to a house fire last Thursday. According to the Oregon Police Department, officers responded to the fire call in the 800 block of S. 8th Street on Thursday, May 1st. Firefighters reported seeing heavy smoke showing from 3 sides of the building when first responders arrived on the scene. Matthew Thoreson was later arrested on the ch…