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Just before 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30, Multnomah County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to a security detail at the Justice Center in Downtown Portland heard people banging on the plywood protecting the west entrance of the building. When the deputies stepped outside, they smelled smoke. Deputies exited the portico and found a man, identified as Ronald James Connolly, 19, next to a fire on the steps of the Justice Center. Deputies noticed the fire was beginning to grow and used a fire extinguisher to stop the fire from causing significant damage. Connolly was arrested without incident and booked on a charge of Arson in the First Degree. ###