A 19-year-old Jamestown man and local performer has been charged in connection to a rash of arson attacks in the city and in Falconer.

On Wednesday, police confirmed that Jonathan Young is suspected of setting 12 fires last month, including the March 22 blaze that devastated a West Main Street building in Falconer.

Young was reportedly taken into custody on March 28 in Slippery Rock, Pa., after allegedly breaking into a vacant house and setting it on fire, according to a report from The Butler Eagle.

Young had no identification at the time and was booked under the name “John Doe” at Butler County Prison in lieu of $75,000 bail, the report continued. The prison contacted the Jamestown Police Department on Monday, notifying them they had an arson suspect in custody. Police said his true identity was unknown at the time of his apprehension since he was providing several false identities. Jamestown police traveled to Butler County, Pa. on Tuesday to meet with investigators from the Pennsylvania State Police.

According to police, Young’s targets include an occupied apartment at 621 E. Sixth St. on March 2; a vacant apartment at the same location later that same day; an abandoned home at 2840 Woodlawn Ave. on March 6; an abandoned garage at the same location on March 12; a condemned home at 441 Winsor St. on March 22; an occupied building at 29 to 39 W. Main St. in Falconer on March 22; a condemend apartment at 621 E. Sixth St. on March 23; a condemend home at 650 E. Sixth St. on March 24; a condemned home at 220 Crossman St. on March 25; a debris pile near a home at 30 W. 11th St. on March 25; a condemned home at 22 W. 11th St.; and a condemned home at 33 W. 10th St. on March 25.

Young is being charged with 12 counts of arson. He faces charges of two counts of second-degree arson (a class B felony), nine counts of third-degree arson (a class C felony) and one count of fifth-degree arson (a class A misdeamenor). All charges will be handled via arrest warrants through the Jamestown City Court and the Town of Ellicott Court. Young is currently being held in Butler County on multiple felony charges from the state of Pennsylvania that include arson, burglary and motor-vehicle theft.

Young, a student at Jamestown Community College, was last year’s winner of Chautauqua’s Got Talent and recently appeared on stage at this year’s competition on March 20. According to Young’s Facebook wall, friends began showing concern over his whereabouts beginning April 2.

He also appeared in an adaptation of Steven Dietz’ “Paragon Springs,” with the Jamestown Community College Uncommoners theater group last month.

The Jamestown and Ellicott police departments, Jamestown Fire Department and the Chautauqua County Fire Investigation Team were involved in the 12 arson investigations.

The arson fire at 206 Charles St. is not related to the string of arson fires linked to Young, according to police. Police are still investigating and anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Tips Line at 483-TIPS (8477) or via the JPD Tips 411 App.