Man arrested after throwing flammable object into Mattapan home; facing arson charges Boston 25 News [Video]

BOSTON — Boston Police arrested the person who threw a flammable object into a home in Mattapan on Tuesday afternoon.

Tanea Smith, who was home at the time of the alleged arson, tells Boston 25 she didn’t know what to do when a man she’s known since childhood showed up at her apartment on West Main Street around 1 p.m.

Smith says the suspect smashed out her front glass panel with a snow scraper and then threw a ball of fire through the window, torching part of the wall and ceiling.

Officers responding just after 1 p.m. located a small fire inside the apartment and launched a search for the suspected arsonist who fled the scene.

“Not too long ago I lost my mom, and I came home and I couldn’t even go in the house,” said Smith.

Shortly after 7:30 p.m., police arrested 30-year-old Ladarrell Murchison in connection to …