Nearby: Three Charged in Fire at Herndon’s Runnymeade Park

Fairfax County Fire RescueFairfax County Fire Rescue officials have charged three juveniles from Herndon with setting fires at Runnymeade Park.

Runnymeade is located off Herndon Parkway between Elden Street and Queens Row Street in the town of Herndon.

The suspects, all male, were charged on Monday for an incident that happened Oct. 16.

Fire officials charged the boys with one count of setting fire to woods, fences, grass; a class six felony. They were also charged with one count of  mischievous fire play involving the burning leaves and paper near the historic Carroll House inside the park; a class one misdemeanor.

The Carroll House, a stone house built in 1909, is listed on the Virginia Historical Registry.

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