DECATUR COUNTY, Ga. \u2014 A man is being accused of trying to set a south Georgia courthouse on fire earlier this week.<\/p>\n
Bainbridge Public Safety told WALB<\/a> that Eldrick Tyrone Jacobs II, 32, was arrested and charged with trying to burn the Decatur County Courthouse.<\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: <\/b>Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a>]<\/b><\/p>\n Officials say a driver passed the courthouse around 6 a.m. and saw a man sitting on the steps reading a book while flames blazed around him.<\/p>\n First responders were able to put out the fire and arrest Jacobs.<\/p>\n According to investigators, Jacobs admitted to setting two sets of doors on fire.<\/p>\n TRENDING STORIES:<\/b><\/p>\n Detectives found a lighter and lighter fluid at the courthouse.<\/p>\n Jacobs is charged with arson and could face up to 20 years in prison and a $50,000 fine if convicted.<\/p>\n Crews have begun working to remove the smoke damage from the courthouse\u2019s antique doors, WALB<\/a> said.<\/p>\n