Man indicted in North Side arson

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning County grand jury has indicted a 52-year-old North Side man on an arson charge in an Oct. 20 fire that destroyed a vacant 1900-vintage stone mansion at 259 Park Ave. Steven Demidovich, of 277 Park Ave., was indicted Thursday on the fourth degree felony charge, and faces a potential six to 18-month prison sentence if he’s convicted. The house, which had been on the south side of Wick Park, collapsed as firefighters battled the 4:51 a.m. blaze. The loss was estimated at $75,000. There were no injures. The blaze was one of a series of North Side arson fires last October.