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Suspect arrested for arson at pregnancy center

04:15 PM MST on Saturday, November 22, 2008

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

ALBANY, Ore. -- A 29-year old Albany man is in the Linn County Jail on arson and other charges related to a September fire that destroyed a Lebanon pregnancy center.

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David Allen Rios, arrested November 5 for a parole violation, is being held on counts of arson, burglary, theft by receiving and hindering prosecution.

David Willis, a spokesman for the Pregnancy Alternatives Center, said the fire destroyed the center's building.

Willis said the center is a 19-year old ministry that teaches nutrition, family budgeting, counseling, ultrasounds and parenting fundamentals to pregnant women.

Willis said the center, which completed a 3-year campaign in May to renovate the building, has moved to a temporary location in the same block.