MUNHALL, PA (WPXI/CNN) - A volunteer firefighter will go to trial on charges that he intentionally set two house fires near Pittsburgh.
Ryan Laubham stayed quiet as he walked out of district court in Munhall moments after waiving his preliminary hearing. But, his attorney painted a very different picture of the stoic volunteer firefighter charged with arson.
Laubham is accused of starting two fires at occupied houses just a block away from his own home.
Both fires happened last month, one week apart.
Laubham served as a volunteer firefighter at Munhall Fire Station No. 4.
His lawyer Casey White confirmed he's been suspended indefinitely.
According to the criminal complaint, nearby security cameras showed a man running into the fire hall shortly after the second fire was set.
He was identified as Laubham.
After being questioned, he eventually admitted to setting the fires, telling investigators he did so because he was bored.
Laubham is charged with arson, criminal mischief and risking catastrophe.
No injuries were reported in either fire.
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