ABC News: “A man was charged with setting a Boston ballot drop box on fire and damaging dozens of ballots, police said Monday. Worldy Armand, a 39-year-old Boston resident, was taken into custody late Sunday, hours after he started a fire inside a drop box outside the Boston Public Library in the city’s Back Bay neighborhood, authorities said. The box contained more than 120 ballots. Armand faces a charge of willful and malicious burning, police said. It was not immediately clear whether he has an attorney to speak for him. The FBI had said Sunday that it’s investigating.”
“Federal authorities urged members of the public to ‘remain vigilant and immediately report any suspicious, election-related activity.’ Massachusetts’ elections chief said he has directed local officials to boost security at drop boxes with guards and video surveillance, and to empty the boxes frequently. Armand was arrested after drug control unit officers on patrol saw a man who matched the description of the suspect authorities were looking for in the ballot box fire, police said. Police said he also had an active warrant for receiving stolen property.”