Fire Marshal’s Make Arrest for Downtown OC Fire

Ocean City, MD – : Investigators with the Ocean City Fire Marshal’s Office recently charged Matthew Raymond Doerr, 51, of Ocean City for arson and malicious destruction of property. The charges, filed on April 14, stem from an early morning fire that occurred in March.

First responders were dispatched to 19 St. Louis Avenue on March 11, 2016, at 12:34 a.m., for a reported structure fire. Ocean City police officers arrived on scene and located a two-story, single family home, well involved in fire. Firefighters arrived on scene shortly after and quickly brought the fire under control.

During the investigation, witnesses reported hearing Doerr make statements indicating his intent to set the house on fire. In addition, witnesses told investigators that they saw Doerr leave his porch and walk toward 19 St. Louis Avenue shortly before the house caught fire.

Doerr was arrested by Ocean City police on Friday, April 15. After being seen by a Maryland District Court Commissioner, he was transferred to the Worcester County Jail on $500,000 bond.