Crime & Safety

$1 Million Bail Set for New Lenox Teen Accused of Arson

Christian Velazquez, 17, faces aggravated arson, residential burglary and criminal damage to property charges.

A Will County judge has set bail at $1 million for a New Lenox teen accused of setting fire to a car and deck.

Christian Velazquez, 17, of the 700 block of Lake Road, is charged with aggravated arson, residential burglary and criminal damage to property, Sun-Times Media reports. If convicted, Velazquez faces six to 30 years in prison.

, New Lenox police said.

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He appeared in a Will County bond court on Monday.

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