Victoria E. Freile

@vfreile

An 18-year-old city man accused of setting a sleeping man's mattress on fire at the Elk Place hotel in Rochester Friday was arraigned in City Court.

Dylan Kincaid of Rochester was charged with second-degree arson and second-degree assault, both felonies, in connection with the blaze at 113 N. Clinton Ave., according to Rochester Police. He pleaded not guilty to the charges Friday morning in City Court.

Kincaid was allegedly visiting a friend in the hotel, where the two watched a movie together, and is accused of setting the man's mattress on fire after the man fell asleep. The man, whose name was not released, awoke to find his bed burning, just after 2 a.m., according to Rochester Police Investigator Frank Camp.

According to court documents, Kincaid also lives in the hotel and returned to his room after allegedly setting the fire.

Everyone inside the building made it out safely, police said. One man, whose name was not released, suffered minor injuries during the incident when he broke glass to access a fire extinguisher and to activate the fire alarm, police said.

The man Kincaid was visiting was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital for treatment, Camp said.

The investigation is ongoing. Further details on the fire were not immediately available.

Kincaid was remanded to the Monroe County Jail in lieu of $15,000 cash bail or $45,000 bond. He is set to return to City Court on Wednesday.

Earlier police stated that Kincaid was also charged with attempted second-degree murder. That charge was not listed in the criminal complaint filed by police in City Court on Friday. Camp said the assault and arson charges will ultimately be presented to a Monroe County grand jury. The grand jury will review the case and has the option to include an attempted murder charge on any indictment linked to the case.

VFREILE@Gannett.com